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Emmys consider reality revamp

By: Jon Weisman
Published: Fri, May 18, 2012, 7:28 PM
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VoiceChanges might be afoot with the TV Academy's treatment of reality and nonfiction programming, Brian Lowry of Variety exclusively reports. 

Bowing to the shifting TV landscape, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is seeking to amend its bylaws to create a new reality-TV peer group.

The proposal, which would require approval from the board of governors, would split the existing non-fiction peer group into two branches: Reality TV, representing those who work in that field; and what would be renamed ''non-fiction documentary programming.'' The academy currently consists of 28 peer groups, representing everything from animators and art directors to title design and writers. ...

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Posted: Fri, May 18, 2012, 7:28 PM

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Christy GroszA native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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