The View on the Streets: Syria

HACKNEY, U.K. - Aug. 7, 2013 - PRLog -- WORLDbytes: The School of Citizen TV presents its latest thought-provoking mini-report on the public’s opinions on the war in Syria. This short video gives a voice to UK citizens who are never consulted on foreign policy.

Through asking pertinent questions regarding government policy and Western intervention, the programme unearths views which politicians would do well to take note of. As one gentleman puts it:

“…the West has an arrogance about them, as if they have a sort of moral mandate to go into other countries and solve their problems.”

The interviews reveal the cynicism that the public feels towards the West’s involvement in Syria and points the finger at politicians’ failure to engage the public in debate

WORLDbytes Director Ceri Dingle said today:

“’The View on the Streets: Syria’ provides a unique window on people’s opinions and suggests government posturing overseas is well recognised and rarely supported. Particularly given the mess they have made in Iraq and Afghanistan and their failure to solve problems at home, the West would do well, as one eloquent interviewee puts it, ‘to back off’.”

Given the impassioned responses of interviewees, this new programme is set to provoke infectious debate. It is available to watch at

http://www.worldbytes.org/the-view-on-the-streets-syria/



--------------------------------------------------------------

WORLDbytes welcomes reproduction, embedding and sharing of all of its programmes.
For more information and interviews contact:
Ceri Dingle or Niall Crowley at: world.write@btconnect.com Tel: +44 (0)20 8985 5435
Notes to editors:
WORLDbytes is a unique online Citizen TV station featuring reports and programmes created by young volunteers learning to shoot 'on the job'. Its programmes aim to get behind the headlines and promote a people-first perspective on a wide range of issues. The station’s  credo is, "don't shout at the telly, change the message on it".

WORLDbytes is run by the education charity WORLDwrite, registered charity number 1060869. The charity champions quality citizen reporting and provides free film training to make this possible.  
For more information, please visit: www.worldwrite.org.uk & www.worldbytes.org