“Advertisers will want, more generally, to avoid programs
with serious complexities and disturbing controversies that interfere with the buying
mood.” This quote by Herman and Chomsky I think really makes sense. On television
you are going to attract viewers by not showing images, scenes, or have themes
that are ignorant, disturbing, or controversial because people don’t always
respond well to these sorts of things. By creating a show that is happy or pleasant
and will never cause a viewer to be unhappy after a show will cause the viewer
to want to continue watching more. I think a great example of this is the show,
Full House. This show was on for so many years and had so many seasons. Every episode
had a theme and taught a life lesson. That family dynamics, and the good nature
of the show is what kept viewers watching as we got to see the characters grow
up on television. Also when shows like this air, advertisers will want to show
their product during these programs because of the positive response they get
to them.
TV news, “suits everybody because it confirms what they
already know and above all leaves their mental structures intact.” This quote
is by Bordieu. At home I watch the local news a lot, and when I watch it I do
observe these patterns in the way stories are told. There is always sports,
weather, crime, and it usually ends on a feel good story. Like we said in class
though, the murders and awful things we hear about on the news, we just listen
to and just avoid those areas, rather then trying to change anything or really
do anything about the tragedies. Also because it is just a short news segment
they don’t spend nearly enough time on these types of issues
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