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"HOW TO WATCH TV NEWS."
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Discusses the 1992 book of television journalism. The book as a frame of reference for critical thinking about mass-market merchandising of presenting information to the public. The issue of whether much of the information is of news value, or just entertainment value. Contention of the authors that TV news is not good. Danger of viewers believing they are becoming reliably informed.
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The big picture of How to Watch TV News is that it is a frame of reference for critical thinking about television journalism, or, more generally, mass-market merchandising of the presentation to the public of information that is called--but is not necessarily--news. Taking as its starting point the fact that access to news means, or more exactly is widely believed to mean, access to informed perspective on what is important to understand about the culture, the political environment, and the status of social and personal well-being, How to Watch takes the view that the form (usually) and content (frequently) of television journalism increasingly tend toward having entertainment rather than information value. The result is that television news is performance masquerading as presentation. And in consequence, argue the authors, the news (so to speak) is not good.
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TV FAMILIES.
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Compares and contrasts two sitcoms. Examines the TV families of "The Jeffersons" and "The Hughleys." Compares similar episodes to analyze what has changed and what has stayed the same over the past 25 years. Basic premise and characters of both shows. Differing life styles portrayed on each. Topics based on societal changes.
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Introduction
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” is how the old saying goes. It has also been said that stereotypes start somewhere. This could not be more true than when applied to the concept of the family as perceived by the pop culture on television. Ever since the days of radio, families all over the United States have spent evenings listening or watching as a make-believe families either laughed or cried themselves through another episode. Through the years the “face” of these families have remained the same, yet many other basic assumptions have changed along the way. This paper will compare and contrast two of those TV families, “The Jeffersons” and “The Hughleys”, by comparing similar episodes to examine what has changed and what has stayed the same over the last 25 years.
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POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY FILMS.
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Examines four documentary television films related to war, politics and the media. The the 1988 "Coverup: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair, the 1992 "Panama Deception," the 1991 "Desert Storm: The War Begins," and the 1993 "Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media." Central concerns of the films. Role of news gathering organizations.
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Political documentary films have addressed a wide range of topics and have frequently seemed to produce action where the impact of the written word was far more limited. Indeed, filmed (or videotaped) news reports have even been credited with turning the American people against the war in Vietnam. But the responses of the military, the government, and the mainstream media to this presumed potential have concentrated on reducing the perceived threat of reporting by a number of means. Once it is clear, or seems to be clear, that a medium is capable of exposing activities to the public the leaders of the American executive and military often seem to think the logical response is simply to hide it better rather than, as it once seemed, to correct the problems.
The 1971 CBs television documentary, The Selling of the
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CONTENT RESTRICTIONS ON CANADIAN TELEVISION.
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Examines and contrasts two different perspectives. David Miller's argument that national cutlure must be protected, even at the expense of individual liberities. John Stuart Mills' philosophy that the principle of freedom and individuality should prevail. Issue involved is regulation that Canadian broadcasters must restrict amount of foreign programs.
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In their respective works, John Stuart Mills and David Miller offer contrasting perspectives on this issue of content restrictions on Canadian television. Mills’ work, On Liberty, celebrates the principle of freedom and individuality. On the other hand, Miller’s work, On Nationality, highlights the importance of protecting national culture, even at the expense of individual liberties. Thus, Mills would regard the requirement that Canadian broadcasters restrict their amount of foreign programs to 65 percent as a gross invasion of individual freedom. In contrast, Miller would agree that this regulation is necessary to prevent further erosion of the Canadian culture through American programming.
The basic premise of Mills’ position is that individuals should have the freedom to think and act as they wish, as long as th
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PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
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Discusses funding issues of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Impact of the increase of corporate funding to replace cuts in government funding. Problem of continued viewer financial support. Makeup & budget of PBS. Response of Presidental administrations to funding public broadcasting. Canadian system.
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In order for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Public Broadcasting System to survive and flourish as they have for the last three decades, the issue of funding is of vital importance. Recent efforts by political enemies of PBS to cut funding have forced the issues of government funding and of alternative funding methods onto the national agenda. PBS has responded by considering different ways of bringing in revenues to replace government funding in case such funding is cut. One of the ways being explored is increased corporate funding, even to the point of showing commercials on public television. This challenges the way PBS has always operated, raises questions about continuing viewer support, and might remove the appearance of independence that has marked the network since its inception. To date, PBS has not gone so far as to sell commercials as
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TRASH TV.
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Analysis of talk shows and "reality" shows. Characterized as programs that seek out the lowest common denominator, sordid topics and sexual misconduct. Purpose of high ratings and advertising fees. The success of these shows and TV viewers. Network and Cable shows. Arguments that such shows are designed as entertainment with moral lessons.
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Trash TV, which consists of talk shows such as those of
Jerry Springer and the "reality shows" such as Survivor and The
Real World, has been characterized by Jim Impoco (1996) as consisting of programs that deliberately seek out the lowest
common denominator, focus on sordid and squalid topics, and
often interject a fair amount of blatant sexual misconduct into
their contents. Driving the proliferation of "trash TV" is a
quest for higher ratings from audiences and higher advertising
fees from sponsors (Crabtree, 1995). In this brief report, it
will be argued that the redeeming social value of such shows,
which include talk shows and "reality programs" like Survivor
and its ilk is minimal at best and non-existent at worst.
Crabtree (1995) commented fairly early on that trash TV,
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CABLE NEWS CHANNELS.
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Discusses development of news in media. Transition from radio news to television news. Network news programming and cult of personalities. Reasons for decline of newspapers and TV network news. Growth of cable television and its all-news channels 24/7. Formation of CNN. Fox News Channel competition. High viewer ratings for cable news networks. Outline.
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THE CABLE NEWS CHANNELS’ COMPETITION WITH THE NETWORKS
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Introduction- the development of news from newspaper to radio to network television to the growth of Cable networks that cover news 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and in detail.
Body
Network news programming
Powered by personalities
Decline in ratings since cable news
Cable news networks as an anchor for cable TV
CNN
founding and slow growth
split into half-hour and lengthier
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BAKHTIN'S THEORIES AND TV.
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Applies the theory to television sitcoms. Sole purpose of shows to create messages. Role of TV as an instrument to present things to people. Bakhtin's theory and situational comedies such as "CHEERS," "SEINFELD," and "THE SIMPSONS." Bakhtin's "chronotype" in relation to "THE SIMPSONS." Three types: the rogue, the fool and the clown.
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A Bakhtinian Analysis of the Chronotopical
Tensions in “The Simpsons”
Introduction
“Facts, shmacts! Don’t worry about facts Lisa. People can use facts to prove anything. Forget facts and listen to Daddy.”
(Homer J. Simpson, 1990)
This paper will maintain the generally accepted critical view adopted by certain neo-Bakhtinians that the essential role of television as a medium is an instrument used in order to present things to other people (Hebidge, 1988). Essentially it extends the ability of one person or group to reach other people, and is not a way of social enhancement. Today’s omni-presentational approaches television as a manifestation of certain definite, prescribed and proscribed efforts by people (producers
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"WILL & GRACE."
Term Paper ID:28757
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Critical analysis of NBC sitcom. Compared to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in terms of bringing new social issues to public view.... More...
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Critical analysis of NBC sitcom. Compared to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in terms of bringing new social issues to public view.
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The controversies generated by television programming often appear in very different lights depending on which critical approach one takes to them. A brief analysis of the NBC series Will and Grace (1998-) via the "cultural" approach of Newcomb and Hirsch and the Gramscian "hegemonic" analysis of Gitlin provides insights into the program and into the theories as well.
Will and Grace is a sitcom that deals with the lives of the title characters, respectively a very successful New York attorney and an interior designer. Will is gay and Grace is straight and the supporting characters, Jack and Karen, are Will's friend and Grace's do-nothing employee. Jack and Karen are a flamboyant, self-involved gay man and a flamboyant, self-involved straight woman. Both are comic sexual predators; Jack wants to sleep with every man he meets and Karen has married an
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WOMEN ON TELEVISION.
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Analysis of changing role of women & media portrayals; societal impact; distorted images of women on TV. Examples of TV shows.... More...
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Analysis of changing role of women & media portrayals; societal impact; distorted images of women on TV. Examples of TV shows.
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The role of women on television has changed over the history of the medium, reflecting changes in the society over the same period. Social roles for women have changed since World War II. Media portrayals of women have been criticized for some time, and television in particular is seen as distorting many facets of American life in pursuit of commercial interests. Movies are accused of ignoring women more and more in our mass culture, and advertising in magazines and newspapers is seen as presenting a distorted view of women in particular, using them as sex objects to sell products. Television is perhaps our most immediate mass medium, entering our homes 24 hours a day, and the image of women on television has a particular power. By the 1970s, women's roles were changing form the more traditional to a somewhat different emphasis on
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"FRIENDS."
Term Paper ID:28380
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Strategies employed to keep TV sitcom "fresh" each season. Contends character-based format keeps show's appeal going.... More...
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Strategies employed to keep TV sitcom "fresh" each season. Contends character-based format keeps show's appeal going.
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The television series Friends premiered in September 1994 and throughout the first six years of its run has used several strategies to keep the program fresh. On the one hand the series presents somewhat stereotyped characters in incidental situations that have no, or little, bearing on the future 'lives' of the characters. Thus anyone who did not regularly view the program would have no difficulty comprehending the nature of the not-bright-but-sweet Joey Tribbiani or Monica Geller's obsessive perfectionism and her strong urge to mother everyone else. An occasional viewer could enjoy these characters, therefore, in passing plots in which, for example, Rachel's boss wants to date Chandler, Joey goes on an unsuccessful audition, or Phoebe decides to become a Christmas fundraiser for a Salvation-Army-like group. On the other hand, the series creates extended story
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"THE SOPRANOS."
Term Paper ID:28286
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Appeal of HBO-TV show, style, critical success. Media depictions of organ ized crime.... More...
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Appeal of HBO-TV show, style, critical success. Media depictions of organ ized crime.
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Americans at times seem to be consumed by crime, showing at one and the same time a fear of crime and a fascination with it. Crime is a topic in the daily newspaper, often crowding other news off the front pages. Crime and fear of crime are important subjects in political campaigns. Crime is a staple on entertainment programs on television and in books and movies which detail both real and fictional crimes from a wide variety of points of view. Organized crime is only one aspect of the crime problem in America. In the past, organized crime was a more potent and feared force, especially in the cities of the Northeast, but then and now organized crime has an effect on society in terms of added costs to goods and services, increased costs for law enforcement, and an effect on the administration of justice and on the degree to which Americans place their trust in
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TELEVISION & PRIME TIME FAMILIES.
Term Paper ID:28230
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How major 1950s-1980s sitcoms reflect family values. Effects of advertising, revenues, cultural conflicts & issues.... More...
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How major 1950s-1980s sitcoms reflect family values. Effects of advertising, revenues, cultural conflicts & issues.
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Prime Time Families
Introduction
Ella Taylor considers American television to be a contemporary form of storytelling that reveals generally held views about the identity and role of the family in American culture. She argues that television's accessibility and the size and heterogeneity of its audience make it the most truly popular and populist of modern cultural forms. Also, the language and imagery of family can be observed in all genres of television shows, including comedy and dramatic series, daytime and nighttime soaps, made-for-TV movies, and even news programming.
Taylor analyzes each decade of television programming as a combination of marketing exigencies and cultural trends that produced different portraits of American social life. She argues against shows that promote 'traditional v
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DEFENSE OF TALK SHOWS.
Term Paper ID:28175
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Discusses usefulness for society, Jenny Jones, Oprah Winfrey & other talk show hosts.... More...
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Discusses usefulness for society, Jenny Jones, Oprah Winfrey & other talk show hosts.
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TALK IS JUST TALK:
DEFENDING THE TALK SHOW IN THE 21ST CENTURY
It is an exercise in redundancy to make the case that our society is a violent one. It is an arguable contention(one that surely will be validated on the pages of any history book) that humankind is simply a quarrelsome breed; one that has, since the inception of the social contract, existed amidst countless acts of violence and indiscretion. As a matter of course, we have always sought to determine the causes of such violence and social degradation, and to trace those elements in society that are assumed to perpetuate aggressive and uncivilized behavior in the masses. Theater, art, music, political rallying, propaganda- all of these and more have been branded as contributors to the deterioration of our collective moral fiber. Today, talk shows have emerged as the culp
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BLACKS ON TV.
Term Paper ID:28140
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1970s-2000. Discusses stereotyping, economic pressures, sitcoms.... More...
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1970s-2000. Discusses stereotyping, economic pressures, sitcoms.
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For much of television's early years, the America reflected on the screen was a nation of white faces, with only a few black faces, usually in menial occupations such as janitor, elevator operator, and so on. A look at the range of black roles on television today shows that much has changed and that the America reflected on screen today is more like the real America, with blacks and whites in all walks of life. Some of the changes have been seen as good, and others have been seen as not so good. Even the good changes have been seen as existing within a relatively narrow spectrum that still sets blacks apart on television, relegating them to specific programming niches and even behaviors and not reflecting the life of most blacks in America. The issue has been raised recently by critics who see fewer black roles on network television each year, and they are
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DRAGNET & NYPD BLUES.
Term Paper ID:28020
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Compares & contrasts the 1950s & current police shows. Includes growth of TV as a medium, style of the 2 shows, social climate.... More...
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Compares & contrasts the 1950s & current police shows. Includes growth of TV as a medium, style of the 2 shows, social climate.
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The 1950s era television series Dragnet and the current 1990s television series NYPD Blue would seem to have little in common aside from both being about police and police cases, but in fact the two shows are more closely related than that. Dragnet was the first television series to try to present the police in a realistic light, not as superheroes but as men and women doing a job. NYPD Blue is a direct descendant of this effort, though the emphasis has changed greatly and the shows diverge widely in many different ways. The differences between the two shows reflect not just a different emphasis but also different social settings, different eras in television, different technical capabilities, different audience expectations, and different levels of freedom.
Dragnet was first a radio program and was carried over onto
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Sit-Coms & Comic Stars
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Examines the role of stand-up comedians in the development of television situation comedies through the years.... More...
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Examines the role of stand-up comedians in the development of television situation comedies through the years.
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Comedy comes in many different forms, and in recent years standup comedy has come into its own. The growth in comedy clubs across the nation and the creation of new outlets on cable television give comedians more exposure than ever before. Styles of comedy change over time, and one of the reasons comedy changes as rapidly as it does today is television. Television uses up material and requires a constant influx of new comedians and new material to satisfy the audience. Comedy has been a vital element in network programming since the beginning of the medium. The massive ratings success of I Love Lucy in the 1950s produced a continuing search for the next long-running hit. A number of comedians have made their mark in recent years with innovative programs or programs that featured their strong points. Several have used their popularity on television as a springboard to
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Should Telephone Companies be Allowed to Enter Into the Cable Television Field?
Term Paper ID:27800
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Examines the pros, cons, & legal obstacles to telephone companies entering the cable television industry.... More...
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Examines the pros, cons, & legal obstacles to telephone companies entering the cable television industry.
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Television as a medium and as a business has changed greatly with the advent of cable delivery of television programs, and cablecasting (as it is called) has developed with new suppliers and new distributors in addition to the major studios and syndicators that have always supplied programs in some fashion. The development of cable television occurred at the same time as the federal government, through legal action, dismantled the telephone monopoly of the Bell Telephone system in the United States, and though the wiring of homes for cable followed the same path as telephone lines in most cases, the telephone companies have been precluded from entering this business by law. The reason for such law was to assure that there would be competition in the cable industry and that the new cable delivery systems
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Regulation of the Cable Industry
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Discusses the possibilities of regulation in the cable industry. Argues that regulation is necessary to protect against poor service & high rates.
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Consumers have two basic complaints about the delivery of cable television to the home--poor service, and high rates. In the deregulation atmosphere of the Reagan era, many government agencies and regulations were abandoned or curtailed, and cable television was deregulated along with many other industries. As it has been determined that deregulation might not be serving the interests of the public and that some industries have been taking unfair advantage of the deregulated environment, Congress has moved to try to re-regulate a variety of industries. The cable television industry is a recent example. The issue is whether cable re-regulation has the potential to protect the interests of the consumer and precisely what effects it will have on the cable television industry and the consumer. It has been charged that re-regulation will have a damaging financial effect on both the indus
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"THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW" & "MURPHY BROWN."
Term Paper ID:26787
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Compares TV comedies & their depiction of strong female characters in male-dominated industries in 1970s & 1990s.... More...
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Compares TV comedies & their depiction of strong female characters in male-dominated industries in 1970s & 1990s.
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INTRODUCTION
Television comedy reflects the social setting in which the show is produced, for writers, producers, and directors know that images reflecting the lives of the viewers have the power to evoke laughter more than images that are completely alien to the life experiences of the viewers. Comic styles on television have changed along with the times. This does not necessarily mean that the comedy is dated as some charge--I Love Lucy is no less funny now than it was in 1955, for example--but viewers look at these episodes with somewhat different eyes just the same. Consider just one element and how it has changed over the years, that element being the way women are depicted on television comedies. Lucy in I Love Lucy may be the star of the show, but in the context of 1950s society, she is subordinate to her
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TABLOID TELEVISION.
Term Paper ID:26480
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Examines origins & evolution, compared to serious news, economic aspects, examples, advertising, role of govt., network vs. local issues.... More...
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Examines origins & evolution, compared to serious news, economic aspects, examples, advertising, role of govt., network vs. local issues.
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INTRODUCTION
Americans today are awash in news from newspapers, publications of every variety, books, broadcast television stations, radio stations, and cable, including 24-hour cable new outlets such as CNN, C-Span, and CNN Headline News. Yet, the question is raised as to how trustworthy all this news is and especially as to how true a picture of society is presented in these many news broadcasts. The question is raised in part because of the growing apathy apparent in the electorate and because of opinion polls which indicate that "many citizens--perhaps the majority--live in a state of confusion and ignorance about government and political issues." Several reasons can be cited as to why this situation developed, but one reason has been the increasing trivialization of the news and the dedication of
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TALK SHOWS ON DAYTIME TV.
Term Paper ID:25928
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Social psychological analysis of reasons for shows' popularity & guests' willingness to discuss private matters, social role of shows, problem-solving, therapeutic effects.... More...
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Social psychological analysis of reasons for shows' popularity & guests' willingness to discuss private matters, social role of shows, problem-solving, therapeutic effects.
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America Spills Its Guts
Introduction
It is clear why television networks favor daytime talk shows with sensational subject matter and contentious guests over daytime talk shows with serious purpose and dignity. As is most apparent with the Jerry Springer show, the sensational shows garner ratings. Springer even out polled Oprah with his emphasis on violent confrontations.
However, even more serious talk shows, like Oprah, emphasize subjects that are highly personal and showcase guests who are willing to spill their guts about private matters. This is less understandable. The intention in this paper is to look at some of the theories about why people spill their guts on daytime talk television, with a focus on Phil Donahue as the forerunner and
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NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TV.
Term Paper ID:25865
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Analyzes television's cultural & political distortions, impact on children, gender issues, manipulation of images, blurring of news & entertainment.... More...
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Analyzes television's cultural & political distortions, impact on children, gender issues, manipulation of images, blurring of news & entertainment.
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INTRODUCTION
Television is a pervasive element in American society today and is seen as having a great deal of influence, especially over the young. Numerous concerns have been raised over the influence of television and the impact it has on American social values. That impact is often negative, though perhaps not intended to be so. Television from its beginning has presented itself as a reflection of American society rather than a means of shaping it, yet critics charge that television does shape values and often does so by negating the social values considered most acceptable by society at large. The excuse for doing so is that the fact that people watch shows that they are not offended by the values seen on television. However, many people are offended and have challenged television to promote values beneficial to society
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WOMEN ON TELEVISION.
Term Paper ID:25833
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Examines changing portrayals & roles of women in programming & advertising & negative socializing effects on children.... More...
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Examines changing portrayals & roles of women in programming & advertising & negative socializing effects on children.
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The nature of the relationship between women and the mass media has been considered in recent years by sociologists and psychologists as well as media critics, in part based on a concern that the way women are portrayed in the media has a deleterious effect on the way women are viewed in society at large. Women's roles in society have been changing through the determined efforts of feminists and sympathetic political groups over the past two decades, and some of these changes are clearly reflected on television, in film, and in other media portrayals. At the same time, it is evident that progress in changing media portrayals is behind the curve as far as the degree of equality that should be depicted, the roles given to women in the media, and the roles women play behind the scenes in the media as well. An examination of the portrayal of women in the mass media will
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"LAW & ORDER".
Term Paper ID:25746
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Critiques TV police/court drama. Production, reasons for success, characters/actors, problems, writers, social issues.... More...
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Critiques TV police/court drama. Production, reasons for success, characters/actors, problems, writers, social issues.
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NBC television's series Law & Order is now well into its ninth season in an era when few shows make it through their first, especially hour-long dramatic shows. In addition to surviving, which shows it has been developing an audience of sufficient size to be renewed, Law & Order has garnered many awards, from the prestigious Emmy in various categories to other television and related awards. It has accomplished this under circumstances which might have destroyed a different sort of show, for virtually the entire cast has been replaced since the first season, with only one cast member continuing through the entire run (and he was not in the pilot and so is missing from that one episode). The show is certainly an ensemble show, which is what allows it to survive cast changes, though changes of this magnitude are rare in a continuing series.
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TRASH TV.
Term Paper ID:25591
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Essay Subject:
Definition, examples (Jerry Springer, Morton Downey), media theory (Foucault), sensationalism, criticism, public perceptions, tabloid shows, ratings, advertisers, impact on culture.... More...
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Definition, examples (Jerry Springer, Morton Downey), media theory (Foucault), sensationalism, criticism, public perceptions, tabloid shows, ratings, advertisers, impact on culture.
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The purpose of this research is to examine the phenomenon of so-called trash TV. The plan of the research will be to define the term and set forth the historical background and context in which trash TV has become an issue, and then to discuss its impact on television programming as well as the implications of trash-TV programming for the content and praxis of journalism in particular and for the culture as a whole.
Broadcast and cable television in the decade of the 1990s has been marked by a significant increase in the number of reality-based shows. Far from being confined to three-network broadcasts of fiction in the form of drama, comedy, and soap opera, and belonging to a different on-air exercise than game shows and variety shows (plus public television, independent stations, and one or two cable channels), today's television progr
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"STAR TREK" (ROBERT WISE).
Term Paper ID:25152
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Analyzes film & TV show as reflections of culture in context of science fiction genre. Ideas, characters, themes, popularity, myth, special effects.... More...
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Analyzes film & TV show as reflections of culture in context of science fiction genre. Ideas, characters, themes, popularity, myth, special effects.
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The first feature film made from the Star Trek television series was Star Trek--The Motion Picture in 1979, directed by Robert Wise, and this film followed the general pattern of the series and revived characters and situations dear to fans of the series. This was not the first time a feature film had been made from a television series, but in earlier instances, movies were made in conjunction with a series that was still on the air. The Star Trek franchise has become a major money-making enterprise for the studio and production company involved as well as for an array of related manufacturers, publishers, and others selling goods featuring pictures, logos, and other material derived in some way from the original series.
Feature films had been made from radio series in the 1940s based on the same desire--to appeal to fans of the series and to cross-advertise the series and the movie so each benefited. Among the radio shows made into films while the radio version was still on the air were features using characters from
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MINORITY OWNERSHIP OF RADIO & TV STATIONS.
Term Paper ID:25138
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Statistics, regulations, economics, licensing, impact of large corp., legal rulings.... More...
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Statistics, regulations, economics, licensing, impact of large corp., legal rulings.
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This history of minority ownership in American broadcasting is one of half-hearted efforts on the part of Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to level the playing field between Blacks, Hispanics, Asian and other ethnic groups, and women, and the obviously more well-to-do nonminority owners of radio and television stations. The issues which directly affect minority ownership of broadcast outlets are, for the most part, akin to those which pervade the broader American scene, from housing to education to other entrepreneurial efforts.
As of 1995, the latest year for which published data are available, there were 1,221 television stations licensed in the United States. A total of 37, or just three percent, were at least 51 percent minority-owned. Minority ownership of AM radio stations was 175 of a total of 4,906, and 118 of 5,285 FM
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NAM JUNE PAIK & BILL VIOLA.
Term Paper ID:24865
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Lives & careers of leading video artists.... More...
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Lives & careers of leading video artists.
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Two of the leading video artists who helped develop the form are Nam June Paik and Bill Viola. Nam June Paik is generally credited with starting the video art movement:
A unique achievement is that of Nam June Paik, the Korean-American artist and musician who was in at the origin of Video Art and who, more than twenty-five years later, continues to dominate the scene with his varied and elaborate video sculptures, environments and installations, while he remains true to his Fluxus-inspired critical position.
Bill Viola has been an important figure in the movement and has produced a number of important and challenging works using video as a medium.
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RADIO IN 1934.
Term Paper ID:24723
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Essay Subject:
Examines state of broadcasting, economics, regulation, programming, public interest, free speech.... More...
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6 Pages / 1350 Words
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Paper Abstract:
Examines state of broadcasting, economics, regulation, programming, public interest, free speech.
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By 1934, radio was well entrenched as a source of news and entertainment for the American public. In the 1920s, radio has been seen primarily as a budding vehicle for music, humor, and news, and music was the strongest programming form (McMahon 19). Radio was the first truly mass medium of communication, reaching millions of people instantly and altering social attitudes, family relationships, and people's relationships to their environment. Complaints about broadcasting and many of the solutions offered sound very much like controversies still raging today, though the focus has shifted from radio to television.
American radio as a commercial medium came into being in 1920 with the first broadcast of KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The first scheduled, non-experimental, public program broadcast on radio was an evening program of the results
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