Scubaism

Members of the Shark-L list recently published an open letter to Discovery Channel condemning their Shark Week documentaries as exploitive and sensationalist, creating a “monster image” of sharks.

The Shark-L list were asked to participate in the making of the documentaries and were shocked by the result.

With documentary titles like “Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever”, “Deadly Stripes: Tiger Sharks”, “Top 5 Eaten Alive” and “Shark Feeding Frenzy”, it’s easy to see what Discovery Channel’s intentions were.

To create programmes that generate better ratings for their advertisers.