docutainmentn.
/ˌdɒkjʊˈteɪnmənt/ Originally and chiefly North American.
A film or other presentation which includes documentary materials, and seeks both to inform and entertain; entertainment provided by such presentations. Also in extended use.
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docutainment1978
1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 May 15/5 Densham and Watson make what they call docutainments—documentary films whose first goal is to be entertaining.
1983 Washington Post 21 Dec. c8/5 ‘I call it “variety docutainment”,’ says the production's executive producer, Cindy Walker... ‘We'll be using documentary inserts combined on stage with drama, song and dance.’
1985 Los Angeles Times 3 Mar. (Television Times section) 3/1 This two-part production about the life and times of Douglas MacArthur is..a documentary or, more precisely, five hours of ‘docutainment’, a fascinating..biography based on William Manchester's book about America's most intriguing, epic soldier.
1989 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Sept. 1/4 ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ captured 16th place in the prime-time ratings with its special brand of ‘docutainment’—re-enactments of puzzling crimes and other unexplained events.
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