The miniseries When They See Us constitutes an example of how a based-on-real-events fiction work can add to its poetic role the ability to participate in shaping democracy. Although journalism is not its central issue, this Netflix series makes a representation of the press in which it shows how the media failed in fulfilling its democratic role and tries to make amends for it. By analyzing 21 scenes dedicated to the media from a narrative perspective, this paper shows how the series represents the press’ failure in acting as watchdog during this case. Moreover, it also shows how this representation of the press turns the series into a watchdog itself.

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小说如何改变新闻业：当他们看到我们时

迷你剧《当他们看到我们》是一个例子，说明基于真实事件的小说作品如何在其诗意角色中增加参与塑造民主的能力。尽管新闻不是它的核心问题，但这部 Netflix 剧集代表了媒体，展示了媒体如何未能履行其民主角色并试图弥补它。通过从叙事角度分析21个媒体专用场景，本文展示了该系列如何代表媒体在此案中充当监督者的失败。此外，它还展示了媒体的这种表现形式如何将这个系列变成了看门狗。