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The series also faced logistical criticism. In "The Battle for Libya," producers relied heavily on anti-Gaddafi rebel sources, only later acknowledging that some of those rebels had questionable human rights records. Frontline responded with its usual transparency, publishing a detailed "corrections and clarifications" page—a rarity in documentary film.

No event defined "The Front Line 2011" more than the Arab Spring. Beginning in Tunisia and Egypt, then spreading to Libya, Syria, and Bahrain, the pro-democracy uprisings were a documentary goldmine and a logistical nightmare. the front line 2011