11-01-2013, 06:04 PM
NBC to pay Hannah Anderson $100,000
The Washington Post is reporting that NBC is drawing up a deal to pay Hannah Anderson and her father $100k for their cooperation in producing a documentary about her ordeal.
ABC paid Casey Anthony $200k for her cooperation and that of her family in producing a documentary a couple of years back. The network claimed that some of the money was for exclusive licensing of photos and images, rather than for interviews and information. (ABC claims it has since discontinued such practices.)
The major broadcasting/news networks in the US (in contrast with England) typically have policies against paying news/crime subjects for interviews to avoid creating an incentive for subjects to create or exaggerate or change their stories in order to increase the perceived monetary value.
NBC's rationale seems very similar to that of ABC's in its dealings with the Anthonys. Details/story here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...story.html
If I were Mr. Anderson, I'd turn down the deal and keep my daughter out of the limelight for the time being. Unless he's oblivious, he's gotta know that Hannah's account and demeanor are highly suspect to many (rightly or wrongly) and profiting from the situation won't help. Even if he doesn't care about that, Hannah's already put herself in the public eye a great deal since the incident, the Andersons have been active in plenty of donation-raising efforts, and I just don't see how more media exposure could be therapeutic to his daughter in any way.
I won't be surprised at all if they take the money anyhow.
The Washington Post is reporting that NBC is drawing up a deal to pay Hannah Anderson and her father $100k for their cooperation in producing a documentary about her ordeal.
ABC paid Casey Anthony $200k for her cooperation and that of her family in producing a documentary a couple of years back. The network claimed that some of the money was for exclusive licensing of photos and images, rather than for interviews and information. (ABC claims it has since discontinued such practices.)
The major broadcasting/news networks in the US (in contrast with England) typically have policies against paying news/crime subjects for interviews to avoid creating an incentive for subjects to create or exaggerate or change their stories in order to increase the perceived monetary value.
NBC's rationale seems very similar to that of ABC's in its dealings with the Anthonys. Details/story here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/...story.html
If I were Mr. Anderson, I'd turn down the deal and keep my daughter out of the limelight for the time being. Unless he's oblivious, he's gotta know that Hannah's account and demeanor are highly suspect to many (rightly or wrongly) and profiting from the situation won't help. Even if he doesn't care about that, Hannah's already put herself in the public eye a great deal since the incident, the Andersons have been active in plenty of donation-raising efforts, and I just don't see how more media exposure could be therapeutic to his daughter in any way.
I won't be surprised at all if they take the money anyhow.