Sunday, September 17, 2023

'Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller' leads nominees for Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage at the 2023 News & Doc Emmy Awards


I told my readers to "Return tomorrow as I plan on looking at the remaining nominations for Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller" to close Fish Pirates from 'Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller' among nominees for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form at the 2023 News & Doc Emmy Awards. I resume that project by repeating what I wrote in Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage nominees cover plastics, the Amazon, school surveillance, and mental health — "[the episode] 'White Supremacy' has nominations for Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage, Outstanding Editing: News, and Outstanding Research: News." Time to go through those nominations.
Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage
Dateline NBC Dark Waters NBC
Dateline NBC What Happened to Anton Black? NBC
Soul of a Nation Presents X / o n e r a t e d – The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice ABC
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller White Supremacy National Geographic
VICE News Tonight No Justice for Women in the Taliban’s Afghanistan Vice
I begin my reaction by recycling what I wrote in Outstanding Science, Technology or Environmental Coverage nominees cover plastics, the Amazon, school surveillance, and mental health:"'White Supremacy'...has the most nominations among the field for Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage, although ABC's "X / o n e r a t e d - The Murder of Malcolm X and 55 Years to Justice" with two total nominations might give it a run for its money." The rest of the nominees have only this one nomination, so I'm not predicting that any of them would upset either Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller or Soul of a Nation Presents. That written, I would be very surprised if this category fails to include at least one episode of Dateline NBC, which specializes in true crime, as long as that series produces new episodes. Also, true crime is very much the province of VICE News Tonight, so I'm not surprised that one of its 28 nominations is in this category. I'm only surprised VICE News Tonight and Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller don't have more nominations here.

Now for a clip from the nominated episode, Interviewing a Former White Nationalist | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller.

Mariana travels to Chicago Illinois to speak with a former white nationalist about the growing white suprematist (sic) movement in the united states and abroad.
I took two things away from this interview. First, it's not the ideology that attracts people, it's the promise of identity, community, and purpose. That's what cults and gangs promise, too. Second, the internet is a great recruiting tool and, like all tools, it can be used for good or evil.

Follow over the jump for the categories I've already covered that include nominations for "White Supremacy."

I begin this recap with a category I covered in Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the News & Doc Emmy Awards. I'm an environmentalist; I recycle.
Outstanding Research: News
CNN Newsroom The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh CNN
FRONTLINE Afghanistan Undercover PBS
FRONTLINE, The Associated Press, SITU Research Crime Scene: Bucha PBS
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer Horror at Kabul's Abbey Gate CNN
The Taliban Promised Them Amnesty. Then They Executed Them The New York Times
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller White Supremacy National Geographic
VICE News Tonight Undercover in Guyana Vice
The nominees with nominations in other categories are Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller's White Supremacy for Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage and Outstanding Editing: News, FRONTLINE's Afghanistan Undercover and Crime Scene: Bucha for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form, The New York Times's The Taliban Promised Them Amnesty. Then They Executed Them for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis: Editorial and Opinion, and VICE News Tonight's Undercover in Guyana for Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage. Based on the total number of nominations, I'm picking Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller's White Supremacy to win.
I still am, but I think that VICE News Tonight's Undercover in Guyana could give it a run for its money. It's also why I'm not including "Stolen Cars" in today's entry. VICE News Tonight has three nominees in Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Coverage, one of which I think will win, so I'm planning on the next installment of the series featuring them, not Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller.

I'm recycling from 'Beyond Fentanyl' and 'Vice News Tonight' lead Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage at the News & Doc Emmy Awards for the last category.

Outstanding Editing: News
Caught on Camera, Traced by Phone: The Russian Military Unit That Killed Dozens in Bucha The New York Times
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller Cocaine Queens National Geographic
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller White Supremacy National Geographic
VICE News Tonight Battle for the South of Ukraine Vice
VICE News Tonight Beyond Fentanyl Vice
This category contains two more of VICE News Tonight's nominations, although this is the only nomination earned by "Battle for the South of Ukraine." All of the rest have at least one other nomination. In addition to the nomination for Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage earned by "Beyond Fentanyl," "Caught on Camera, Traced by Phone: The Russian Military Unit That Killed Dozens in Bucha" garnered a nomination for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form, Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller's "Cocaine Queens" earned a nomination for Outstanding Writing: News, and Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller's "White Supremacy" has the most, including Outstanding Crime and Justice Coverage and Outstanding Research: News for a total of three. I've already predicted "White Supremacy" will win Outstanding Research: News and I expect it's the favorite to win Outstanding Editing: News, too.
I haven't changed that prediction, either.

I'm closing by noting that the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) considered Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller to be a documentary series last year and a long-form news series this year. That has benefited the show, as it earned four nominations last year and nine this year. It didn't win a single award last year, but I'm predicting it will win several this year. Here's to seeing if that happens next week.

That's what passes for this week's Sunday entertainment feature. I'm planning on returning to the UAW strike tomorrow, although another shiny object could distract me instead. Stay tuned to see what I do.

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