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MACS 100 UIUC Final Examdefinition of reality programming - answer no standard definition is established
2 characteristics of reality programming - answer1) non-actors or real people serve as
characters
2) content is unscripted.
Reality Programming excludes ... - answer1) news shows
2) talk shows
3) documentaries
Reality Programming Genealogy - answer1) 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? - answer 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 - answer22 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? - answerLow 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'" - answerthe 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 - answer1) 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 - answerCBS radio, American broadcaster, korea and red scare
Barriers to models of journalism that serve the Public Interest - answer1) Standards of
Objective 2) Disengagement
3) Limits on adversarial approaches
4) Ratings and Ad income.
Cable: CNN & FOX News - answerCNN: 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: - answereveryone covering the same thing because it is popular,
sensationalism for ratings
Corporate Bias: - answerbusiness reporting at the expense of labor issues, corporate
crime and environmental damages
Agenda Setting: - answerframing what is addressed and left out of a story
Official Bias: - answergovernment sources set the agenda, appears objective but less
adversarial, reporters want to keep access and avoid investigations
Medium Bias: - answerprint allows for detail and nuance, reader sets the pace, content
is shaped by the medium and tv generates emotion connected over analysis
Importance of Iraq War Coverage - answer1) Satirical News (Daily Show) & FOX News
similarities
2) Bush admin. Addresses company line
3) Journalists accept. Deflect to other entities.
4) Do not want to appear unpatriotic
5) Results: A war for no genuine purpose
National Election Coverage - answer• Focused on politics not policy
• Horse Race Coverage: "GAME" instead of substance
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