Access journalism in dancehall TV: essential star access, or a stage managed by the artist's own team?
One side
Trusted access that invites candour
The other
A promotional platform that discourages hard questions
What was argued
Entertainment Report and OnStage TV built their identity on sit-down interviews with major dancehall and reggae figures, access that smaller or more adversarial outlets rarely get. Defenders of the format say these long-running relationships are what make artists comfortable enough to speak candidly on camera at all; critics of entertainment television more broadly argue that access built over years can blur into a promotional platform where hard questions go unasked to preserve the relationship. Neutral framing; no verdict.
The records this concerns
Sources
TVJ Entertainment Report (YouTube archive); OnStage TV (onstagetv.com