Now What with Ryan Duffy

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Now What with Ryan Duffy
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GenreDocuseries
Presented by Ryan Duffy
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Original release
Network The Huffington Post
ReleaseOctober 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)

Now What with Ryan Duffy is an online docuseries fronted by former Vice correspondent Ryan Duffy, focused on global problems and their innovative solutions; [1] the show premiered online on 15 October 2015, with an initial run of 10 episodes. [2] [3]

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The show was one of a slate of 12 new shows added by The Huffington Post in 2015 as part of their strategy of video expansion under AOL New Front; site founder Arianna Huffington cited the riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray as an example of the kinds of solution-based situations Duffy's program would address, criticizing existing coverage as creating "copycat crimes instead of copycat solutions." [4] Duffy describes the show as having a two-act structure, first exploring a global problem, then a second act exploring the solution and a character-driven depiction of the people working on the solution. [5]

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References

  1. "Now What: The World's Biggest Problems, Humanity's Most Creative Solutions". The Huffington Post. 15 October 2015.
  2. Joe Otterson (14 October 2015). "New HuffPost Series 'Now What With Ryan Duffy' Explores Illegal Gold Mining in Amazon Rainforest (Exclusive Video)". TheWrap.
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  4. Natalie Jarvey (28 April 2015). "NewFronts: Arianna Huffington Explains Why Video Strategy Is Key for HuffPost". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. "The 60-second interview: Ryan Duffy, former Vice correspondent and host of 'Now What with Ryan Duffy' at the Huffington Post". Capital New York.

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