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The Big Donor show, which I posted about here, turned out to be a big hoax. The “terminally ill woman” was actually a healthy actress. The “contestants” were real kidney patients, but were in on the hoax.
Regardless, I still believe there are better ways to promote organ donation. I don’t think the Big Donor Show succeeded in highlighting the need for more organ donors. Instead people will remember the controversy surrounding the show. Why not do a serious show where people awaiting transplants can share their stories? That would truly put the focus on the need for organ donors.
Related Tags: Big Donor Show, reality television, organ donation
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Edde says:
Your suggestions on how to get more donors would be most welcome. So far the Dutch goverenment failed in every attempt. The number of people voluntarely subscribing as donor only went down. The BNN broadcast only tried to point out the severity of the issue; people dying ’cause some are too lazy to fill out a form…
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:38 am
Megan says:
I’m glad it wasn’t a real show!
June 4th, 2007 at 3:13 pm