ELI5, why would criminal organizations let themselves be on documentaries?

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what’s their guarantee that the journalists won’t snitch on them? aren’t they also possibly leaking important information that can be used against them? like, what do they get out of it?

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I think they do it for a few reasons:

Publicity: They want people to know they exist.

Legitimacy: They aren’t just a ragtag group of thugs, they are an organization with some level of professionalism that is important enough to be interviewed.

The human side: They want to show that they are people too. This might garner some sympathy from the public.

They also ensure the leaking is kept to a minimum. Sometimes they will take the interviewer to an unknown location. They closely monitor what is recorded, etc.

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