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definition of reality programming
no standard definition is established
2 characteristics of reality programming
1) non-actors or real people serve as characters
2) content is unscripted.
Reality Programming excludes ...
1) news shows
2) talk shows
3) documentaries
Reality Programming Genealogy
1) 1948: Radio's Candid Microphone
2) 1965: The Dating Game
3) 1973: PBS aired An American Family
4) 1992: MTV produced The Real World for 32 seasons
What were the economic circumstances surrounding the television Industry in the 1980s that
inspired the Reality TV boom?
The 1988 Writers Strike delayed fall season, producers develop shows without writing talent,
appeals to an audience, cuts in labor, large debt, reality tv was cheap
1) Content providers expanded rapidly
2) Advertising revenue diluted
3) High corporate debt by big networks
4) Talent, technology, location caused costs to rise
5) Labor shortages and inflated salaries
1988 Writers' Strike
22 weeks delayed the Fall TV season, reality programming was unaffected, huge cuts in
labor 10-20% of staff cut by FOX and ABC
What were some of the benefits offered by Reality Programming?
Low cost, big returns, cheap, no writing talent needed, majority of actors got their expenses
covered and maybe a daily salary of $20-30
Troy DeVolld from the "AV Club: How reality TV gets 'written'"
the most important thing is reactions, no matter how outrageous, they must be sincere,
need to start with an outline and know the subject and anticipate change
, "The perceived authenticity is the variable that makes the show great or suck."
Television Citizenship
1) The Public Interest: FCC Regulatory Mandate (nondiscriminatory)
2) Media is the first protection of the Bill of Rights.
3) A gov't supported conflicting press. The public forum.
20th century radio
commercial journalism, objectivity and consensus
Edward R. Murrow
CBS radio, American broadcaster, korea and red scare
Barriers to models of journalism that serve the Public Interest
1) Standards of Objective 2) Disengagement
3) Limits on adversarial approaches
4) Ratings and Ad income.
Cable: CNN & FOX News
CNN: 1980. Substantial losses.
Ted Turner: Billionaire owner. Mid-80s profitability.
FOX News launched in mid-1990s. Graphics. "Fair & Balanced."
• Innovation: Patriotic identity.
• Fewer reporters.
• experts
• Personality driven.
• Rating Success.
Pack Journalism:
everyone covering the same thing because it is popular, sensationalism for ratings
Corporate Bias:
business reporting at the expense of labor issues, corporate crime and environmental
damages
Agenda Setting:
framing what is addressed and left out of a story
Official Bias:
government sources set the agenda, appears objective but less adversarial, reporters want
to keep access and avoid investigations
Medium Bias:
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100% Correct Latest Update.
definition of reality programming
no standard definition is established
2 characteristics of reality programming
1) non-actors or real people serve as characters
2) content is unscripted.
Reality Programming excludes ...
1) news shows
2) talk shows
3) documentaries
Reality Programming Genealogy
1) 1948: Radio's Candid Microphone
2) 1965: The Dating Game
3) 1973: PBS aired An American Family
4) 1992: MTV produced The Real World for 32 seasons
What were the economic circumstances surrounding the television Industry in the 1980s that
inspired the Reality TV boom?
The 1988 Writers Strike delayed fall season, producers develop shows without writing talent,
appeals to an audience, cuts in labor, large debt, reality tv was cheap
1) Content providers expanded rapidly
2) Advertising revenue diluted
3) High corporate debt by big networks
4) Talent, technology, location caused costs to rise
5) Labor shortages and inflated salaries
1988 Writers' Strike
22 weeks delayed the Fall TV season, reality programming was unaffected, huge cuts in
labor 10-20% of staff cut by FOX and ABC
What were some of the benefits offered by Reality Programming?
Low cost, big returns, cheap, no writing talent needed, majority of actors got their expenses
covered and maybe a daily salary of $20-30
Troy DeVolld from the "AV Club: How reality TV gets 'written'"
the most important thing is reactions, no matter how outrageous, they must be sincere,
need to start with an outline and know the subject and anticipate change
, "The perceived authenticity is the variable that makes the show great or suck."
Television Citizenship
1) The Public Interest: FCC Regulatory Mandate (nondiscriminatory)
2) Media is the first protection of the Bill of Rights.
3) A gov't supported conflicting press. The public forum.
20th century radio
commercial journalism, objectivity and consensus
Edward R. Murrow
CBS radio, American broadcaster, korea and red scare
Barriers to models of journalism that serve the Public Interest
1) Standards of Objective 2) Disengagement
3) Limits on adversarial approaches
4) Ratings and Ad income.
Cable: CNN & FOX News
CNN: 1980. Substantial losses.
Ted Turner: Billionaire owner. Mid-80s profitability.
FOX News launched in mid-1990s. Graphics. "Fair & Balanced."
• Innovation: Patriotic identity.
• Fewer reporters.
• experts
• Personality driven.
• Rating Success.
Pack Journalism:
everyone covering the same thing because it is popular, sensationalism for ratings
Corporate Bias:
business reporting at the expense of labor issues, corporate crime and environmental
damages
Agenda Setting:
framing what is addressed and left out of a story
Official Bias:
government sources set the agenda, appears objective but less adversarial, reporters want
to keep access and avoid investigations
Medium Bias:
