简介：eyondCitizenKaneisa1993BritishdocumentaryfilmproducedbyJohnEllisandSimonHartogforChannel4.ItdetailsthedominanceoftheRedeGlobomediagroupinBraziliansociety,discussingthegroup'sinfluence,power,andpoliticalconnections.Globo'spresidentandfounderRobertoMarinhocameinforparticularcriticism,beingcomparedwithfictionalnewspapertycoonCharlesFosterKaneoftheOrsonWellesfilmCitizenKane.Globo,thedocumentaryargues,engagedinthesameKanewholesalemanipulationofnewstoinfluencepublicopinion. Plot ThedocumentarytracksGlobo'sinvolvementwithandsupportofthemilitarydictatorship,itsillegalpartnershipwiththeAmericangroupTimeWarner(atthetimeTime-Life),Marinho'spoliticalmaneuverings(whichincludedairingonJornalNacional,thenetwork'sprimetimenewsprogram,highlightsofa1989presidentialdebateeditedinawayastofavorFernandoCollordeMello)andacontroversialdealinvolvingsharesofNECCorporationandgovernmentcontracts.ItalsofeaturesinterviewswithnotedBrazilianpersonalities,suchassinger-songwriterChicoBuarque,politiciansLeonelBrizolaandAntonioCarlosMagalhãesandthecurrentpresidentLuizInácioLuladaSilva. DisputewithGlobooverBritishrights ThedocumentarywasfirstshownonSeptember1993,intheUnitedKingdom.TheprogrammewasdelayedforayearasRedeGlobodisputedtheprogrammemakers'rightunderBritishlawtouseshortextractsfromGloboprogrammeswithoutpermissionforthepurposesof"criticalcommentandreview".Duringthisperiod,SimonHartog,thedirector,diedafteralongillness.Theprocessofeditingwastakenoverbyhisco-producer,JohnEllis.Wheneventuallybroadcast,copiesweremadeavailableatcostbytheproductioncompany,andmanyweresenttoBrazilbytheBraziliancommunityinBritain. CensorshipinBrazil ThefirstpublicscreeningofthefilmwouldoccurattheRiodeJaneiroModernArtMuseumonMarch1994.Adaybeforethepremiere,theMilitaryPolicereceivedanordertofulfillaJudicialmandaterequiringtheconfiscationofmoviepostersandthecopyofthefilm.Thedirectionofthemuseumwasthreatenedwithaheavyfineincaseofdisobedience.TheSecretaryofCultureofRiodeJaneiro,putunderpressure,wasfiredjustthreedaysafterthisincident. Throughthe1990s,thefilmwasillegallyscreenedinUniversitiesandpoliticalactswithoutpublicnotice.On1995,GloborequestedincourttheconfiscationofcopiesavailableonthelibraryoftheUniversityofSãoPaulo,buttheclaimwasoverruled.ThefilmwasrestrictedtoUniversitygroupsuntilthe2000s,withtheinternetboominBrazil,whichiscurrentlythe6thcountrybynumberofwebusers.…