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Trash TV


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Trash TV
Examines definition, examples (Jerry Springer and Morton Downey), media theory (Foucault), sensationalism, criticism, public perceptions, tabloid shows, ratings, advertisers and its impact on culture.
7,650 words (approx. 30.6 pages) | 63 sources | 1999 United States


Paper Summary:

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

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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 ..."

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APA Citation:

Trash TV (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Trash-TV/14717

MLA Citation:

"Trash TV" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Trash-TV/14717>




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