Reality TV
Reality TV | The Ultimate Reality TV Show: Coverage on the War in Iraq
Michiko Kakutani is a Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic for the New York Times.
Summary: Network producers have turned real-time reporting of the 2003 war in Iraq into prime-time reality TV entertainment. Rather than presenting the real horror of the war, newscasters are discussing the conflict as though it were a movie. Producers are engaging in willful sensationalism and sentimentality in an effort to keep viewers from changing channels or not watching at all.
Adecade or so after the Vietnam War ended, in the wake of a legion of...
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Table of Contents
- Reality TV Has a Positive Influence on Society
- Reality TV Is More than a Fad
- The Terrorist Attacks on America Diminished the Popularity of Reality TV
- The Ultimate Reality TV Show: Coverage on the War in Iraq
- Fascination with Fame Attracts Reality TV Viewers
- Reality TV Exploits Fame Seekers
- Reality TV Participants Enjoy Fame and Success After the Show Is Over
- Reality TV Can Offer a Positive Religious Message
- Some Reality TV Shows Encourage Cooperation
- Reality TV Encourages Racial Stereotyping
- Reality TV Is a Dangerous Art Form
- Reality TV Violates the Public Trust
- Reality TV Helps Young People Learn About Life
- Teenagers Identify with the Issues Presented in Reality TV Shows
- Reality TV Encourages Young People to Develop Eating Disorders
- Young Women Learn Harmful Gender Stereotypes from Reality TV
- Korea Takes a Dim View of Reality TV
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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