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discuss the differences and the similarities between the various types of talk and reality shows. |
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discuss the kinds of ideologies that are protected by talk shows, reality shows, and news shows, and analyze how these ideologies are reinforced. |
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describe the strategies for or ranges of possible audience resistance to news items and approaches. |
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What are some of the factors that impact the success of talk shows? |
Advertising has an impact on profits. Brand integrations |
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Outline some of the similarities and differences between daytime talk shows like The view (1997–) and post-primetime talk shows like The late show with David Letterman (1993-2015). |
The view discusses current events with a panel of women Late show appears to break the rules while keeping attention on the host and commercial breaks. |
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Albiniak talks about the relationship between talk show success and ratings. What impact does this relationship have on what we see on daytime television? What does it tell us about the shifts that occur in society? |
Higher ratings means advertisers will pay more to advertise during that time. If the show doesn't reach a high enough profit margin then the show will be cancelled. |
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Why has reality television programming caused concern within the television industry? Who is implicated within these issues, and why? |
Reality tv pays very little for the people shown on tv, and they don't hire unionised actors. Screen Actors Guild is not used and takes a hit as well. By not using celebrities they are not paying for makeup, hair, training etc. or anyone in the culture industry |
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In what way does reality television create new opportunities to expand various genres and formats on television? |
Because it does not follow the star format |
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What appears to be Collins“ overall position on the production of celebrity through reality programming and its value to the television industry? Where do you stand on the issue? |
He seems to think it has its place, but also looks down upon it as a cheap way to make profit and use people. I agree. |
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Why do the writers argue that the news is not simply a series of reported events? |
Because there are always simultaneous events occurring around the world however it doesn't become news until someone selects the story and reports it. They pick what is most likely to be read. |
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Why are news stories “given meaning”? What makes news “news”? |
So that it can be comprehensible to the audience so that the world is not presented as a random jumble of events so they need to be identified and given social context. Things are newsworthy when they represent changefullness |
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How do the writers define consensus? What are the difficulties with the notion of the public consensus? |
We are members of one society because it is assumed we have common cultural knowledge. We maintain the same perspective on events. Difficulties arise in political realms. Consensus brings the assumption that we all care and we all have the same power in society, Consensual views represent society as if there are no cultural or economic breaks. |
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What do the writers mean when they say reporters “reproduce the definitions of the powerful” (Hall et al., 1996, p. 427)? |
The media does not create news topics, but they tune in to specific topics by regular institutional sources. The media is written objectively and authoritatively using accredits sources who are accredited by institutions. |
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What are the challenges with the notions of media impartiality, balance, and objectivity? |
The rules distinct fact from opinion, and ensure when possible to be objective and authoritative. This means constantly turning to accredited sources |
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Do the writers see the affirmation of the dominant hegemony as accidental, conspiratorial, or structurally predetermined? Why? |
Structurally predetermined, as news is based on frameworks of the mind and institutions, which are already influenced by hegemonic forces. |
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Next time you watch the news, ask yourself to what extent the stories are built around a theme, are related, or reflect the interests of powerful institutions. What aspects of the news appear “shaped” to you? What imagined audience do the stories play to, and what kinds of consensus, if any, do you see being reinforced? |
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What factors determine the audience’s willingness to believe any given news story? |
Accepting and rejecting cultural beliefs. Suggests neutrality and balance. |
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What variation does Philo find among audience members who watched the account of the Glasgow incident on TV? |
Some believed that the event was violent, but blamed the police for provoking it. Others saw the miners as violents as thats what they saw on television |
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What are the main reasons Philo gives to account for the skepticism of those who doubted the media’s reporting of the incident? |
Indirect and direct experience of the event. Some people witnessed and were able to compare what they saw and the televisions version of the event. Some have met the miners or police and knew they were peaceful people. They also compared it with other news coverage of the event such as radio or newspaper |
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What was the role of prior belief in people’s interpretation of events? |
A third of people believing the picketing was peaceful had known miners of policemen. Some people who had experienced unemployment were sympathetic. Some people with past experience with police were wary of their actions. |
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What was the role of political belief and class experience? |
Groups of women remembered queuing of food and loss of jobs. However class experiences was not synonymous with political belief, eg. middle class women were sympathetic to the miners cause yet no one noted it as a key memory |
