Factual television

It’s often easy for someone to become biased especially if they feel there is no room for another argument to pose, however presenters have to be careful not to make biased statements or judgements as it can offend some viewers. It is vital that factual programmes stick only to correct information and don’t make statements that support one side of the argument and not the other. A perfect example of a biased factual TV programme is ‘Supersize me’. That show is about exactly how unhealthy fast food and takeaways can be. They use facts and statistics to make up their show, however only focus on just how unhealthy and how bad that food is for you, neglecting the benefits it can have. The show probably feels that it’s better to have people aware of how bad fatty fast food can be rather than discuss alternative suggestions or times it’s acceptable to eat it. The show could potentially focus on what kind of people eat it and look into how you should enjoy it responsibly so you don’t affect your…

In Steve Craig and Terry Moellinger’s article, ““So Rich, Mild, and Fresh”: A Critical Look at TV Cigarette Commercials, 1948-197,” they address the ways in which television commercials promoted the appeal of cigarette smoking to different groups as well as how cigarette companies responded to the rising fears about smoking-related cancer. To start, following World War II television captured the public’s attention as the next greatest technological advancement. Around the country, not only the…

The article introduced a lot of International television formats in the European countries. The international format trade has seen enormous growth and acceleration for the long time. International television formats was an effective channel to absorb the audience. From chart formats, we can see that Denmark the unequal use of international formats, the disparity between DR1 and TV2. From the article, it has divided entertainment into fiction, traditional entertainment and factual entertainment.…

The Public Broadcasting Service PBS, has existed since 1970, is not considered part of the big networks like CBS, CNN and FOX News. PBS operates with a much different distribution model compared to the major networks. Most uniquely, its station determine their own network rather than a traditional mode; of a network owning some of its stations and affiliating with additional stations owned by other broadcasters. PBS offers programming that expands the minds of children, and documentaries that…

Cell Phones, social media, television, spending nights watching movies and shows, whether with friends or alone, it feels like society have been doing it since forever. Has it become too late to quit? Television has become a huge heavy in families lives, preventing communication and even making ideas all blend into one. Two authors, Ellen Goodman and Ray Bradbury have been looking into this issue in their own style. In Goodman's factual article, “Primal Screen”, she explored how simple it can be…

of electronic media each day, with the greatest exposures being to music, television, and internet (2.6 [SD [= 2.2], 2.3 [SD = 1.51], and 2.3 hr [SD = 2.1] each day, respectively). They were exposed to an average of 1.2 hr (SD – 1.5) of non-electronic media each day, including 0.6 hr (SD = 1.1) of exposure to books and 0.6 hr (SD – 0.7) to that of magazines/newspapers” (726). The participants who were examined in the test experience more media hours each day which consist of listening to music,…

Turning on the television, and kicking back to relax, the ultimate relief after an agonizing day at work. As the screen fades into vivacious colors the first thing appearing on the screen is a scarlet headline that reads, “Trump Supporters, Protesters Clash after Chicago Rally Postponed.” Hurriedly, the channel is changed because it has all been seen before, too many times. Flipping hastily through news channels all to be seen are the names Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Hillary…

Nobody would argue that the use of technology has dramatically increased over the past decade, let alone over the past century. Need an example? By looking at our everyday lives, countless examples exist from cars to computers. Technology has impacted and changed every aspect of our lives. Namely, one piece of technology in particular transformed people’s lives: the television. Less than a century ago, people lived without the use of this revolutionary technological item. Now the vast majority…

phoning became “the most popular amusement in America,” (Starr 331). The promise of broadcasting continued to develop, all the way to television streaming in 1954. Each new development was a way for people to hear and see things that were occurring. With the power to reveal breaking news, people were informed within seconds. This provided people with a safer environment and a faster way to access information. The performance of television broadcasting has improved over the years. Coverage on…

It seems there are various genres that address the audience as citizen instead of consumers: Annette Hill’s “Re-styling Factual TV”(2007) gives an insight as to what defines a genre and its criteria for categorization. The differentiation between genres of factual television is a two-way street: while the audience has the ability to define what subcategory a film belongs to (based on various personal factors), a film categorized as one of higher quality and values will affect the way the…