Why TV Is Not Our Fault: Television Programming, Viewers, and Who's Really in Control

by Eileen R. Meehan

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This book dispels the myth that the television industry is just giving viewers the programming they want to see and, thus, we as viewers are "responsible" for the existence of shows like Fear Factor and yet another Survivor. In fact, Meehan explains, viewers exert no demand in the market. She also counters the idea that TV programs reflect our culture directly. Introducing us to the political economy of television, Meehan covers programming,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0742524868

ISBN13:9780742524866

Release Date:November 2005

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.5" x 8.9"

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