With all of the violence shown on television today during entertainment programming such as dramas, it’s not surprising that people do not feel as safe as they once did about the society in which they live. It has been argued by many that the coverage of violence on television, has been dominated by storylines revolving around criminal behavior. This dominance or monopoly on the storylines of American television shows has been around for decades. Countless types of television programs have dealt with such topics. There have been numerous crime shows, mysteries, cop/detective shows, and courtroom shows that have become clichés on the small screen due to their frequent appearances on television. The ideas have long been overused, and the material
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These storylines give inaccurate portrayals of the American society. Kimberlianne Podlas wrote in an entertainment law review how her research shows that “heavy long-term exposure to these recurrent messages cultivates in the viewer’s common perceptions of reality that mirror what they see on TV.” Ultimately she concludes people who watch a large amount of television perceive the world in a light that “resembling what they see on television, and adopt attitudes conforming to that visage” (Podlas, 2006). Her research showed how crime shows have influenced public opinion about the frequency of crime and how crimes are solved. I think this can be seen especially in shows such as CSI, and the many different crime shows that have …show more content…
With television shows and news programming literally at your fingertips, via the internet through mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets, word about the dangers that are occurring throughout the world reach people more quickly. For example, older generations remember a time when they received newspapers two times a day, with the morning and evening papers. Not too long ago, before the rise of cable television in the 1980’s, people waited to get their television news through broadcast television. These nightly news programs, gave households a short summary segment on the day’s events before returning to entertainment programming that would consist of shows that families would watch together. Since then, however, with the introduction of cable television into the American household, people have a lot more variety to choose from. Several cable news networks exist now that offer around-the-clock coverage of current and breaking news. This has given individuals more access to violent programming on a larger number of television channels than they used to have access to. This includes an easier access to a larger amount of skewed perceptions of violence in entertainment and news programming for the general public. Over the course of this paper, I will critique violence as portrayed on television using a couple of different
These storylines give inaccurate portrayals of the American society. Kimberlianne Podlas wrote in an entertainment law review how her research shows that “heavy long-term exposure to these recurrent messages cultivates in the viewer’s common perceptions of reality that mirror what they see on TV.” Ultimately she concludes people who watch a large amount of television perceive the world in a light that “resembling what they see on television, and adopt attitudes conforming to that visage” (Podlas, 2006). Her research showed how crime shows have influenced public opinion about the frequency of crime and how crimes are solved. I think this can be seen especially in shows such as CSI, and the many different crime shows that have …show more content…
With television shows and news programming literally at your fingertips, via the internet through mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets, word about the dangers that are occurring throughout the world reach people more quickly. For example, older generations remember a time when they received newspapers two times a day, with the morning and evening papers. Not too long ago, before the rise of cable television in the 1980’s, people waited to get their television news through broadcast television. These nightly news programs, gave households a short summary segment on the day’s events before returning to entertainment programming that would consist of shows that families would watch together. Since then, however, with the introduction of cable television into the American household, people have a lot more variety to choose from. Several cable news networks exist now that offer around-the-clock coverage of current and breaking news. This has given individuals more access to violent programming on a larger number of television channels than they used to have access to. This includes an easier access to a larger amount of skewed perceptions of violence in entertainment and news programming for the general public. Over the course of this paper, I will critique violence as portrayed on television using a couple of different