In Jenkins article "Buying into American Idol" he describes the phenomenon that has become reality TV. Starting with the hit TV series Survivor and then American Idol. These shows have changed the context in which American broadcasting is operating (61). Jenkins says that consumer behavior is starting to shape programming and marketing strategies (61).
This is also taking effect in Belizean TV. They are adopting American TV and people are beginning to worry that cultures are going to be changed or forgotten due to TV.
TV has become such a huge part of American culture that it is slowly influencing other parts of the world and world leaders are becoming worried about the life of their cultures.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Globalization
The world today is huge, just think, in Australia it's tomorrow already. However, globalization has caused us to think that the world isn't really that big.
With TV and the internet we can be anywhere we want in a matter of seconds. We can know exactly what's going on in Beijing and at the same time know what's going on in Canada and Tulsa, Oklahoma. One can effected by what happens all around the globe. I can see a trend from Paris on the TV, internet, or in the paper which makes me want to be a part of that trend too, even though it's popular half way around the world.
One can also see that the world is tied together economically, especially right now. With the current economic situation in the U.S. we aren't the only ones being effected. Tourism in other countries is hurting, trade and production as well. We are all tied together by globalization. Even though our world is so huge that it can already be tomorrow in some places.
With TV and the internet we can be anywhere we want in a matter of seconds. We can know exactly what's going on in Beijing and at the same time know what's going on in Canada and Tulsa, Oklahoma. One can effected by what happens all around the globe. I can see a trend from Paris on the TV, internet, or in the paper which makes me want to be a part of that trend too, even though it's popular half way around the world.
One can also see that the world is tied together economically, especially right now. With the current economic situation in the U.S. we aren't the only ones being effected. Tourism in other countries is hurting, trade and production as well. We are all tied together by globalization. Even though our world is so huge that it can already be tomorrow in some places.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
The Black Image in the White Mind
In Entman and Rojecki's essay " The Black Image in the White Mind" they state that contrary to how the media have portrayed white's view of blacks, whites have actually shown quite a bit of tolerance starting in the 1950s.
On Thursday we talked about the schema and the frame. The media creates how they want us to think about race and becuase humans are cognativly lazy we seem to go along with them. However, most whites are not as racially biased as the media make them out to be.
I think this is very well demonstrated by the fact that our country has just elected a black president, obviously we don't have that much of a racial biased towards blacks.
On Thursday we talked about the schema and the frame. The media creates how they want us to think about race and becuase humans are cognativly lazy we seem to go along with them. However, most whites are not as racially biased as the media make them out to be.
I think this is very well demonstrated by the fact that our country has just elected a black president, obviously we don't have that much of a racial biased towards blacks.
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