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Tag archive for ‘Criticism’

<p></p><p>Reality TV

Reality TV

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
How Hurricane Katrina can reshift how we define reality TV worth watching.

<p></p><p>What is <em>Lost</em>?

What is Lost?

by: David Golumbia / University of Virginia
David Golumbia takes the Lost discussion one step further.

<p></p><p>Pass the Remote: Catch and Release

Pass the Remote: Catch and Release

by: Chris Terry, Cate Racek, and Cory Maclauchlin
What’s the appeal of fishing shows?

<p></p><p>Evaluating TV Smarts in the Public Sphere

Evaluating TV Smarts in the Public Sphere

by: Allison McCracken / DePaul University
Steven Johnson (Everything Bad is Good for You) writes that television can be a “cognitive workout.” Whose television is he talking about?

<p></p><p>“Roswell! Roswell!  The People Have a Right to Know!”:  The State of Fluff, part 2.

“Roswell! Roswell! The People Have a Right to Know!”: The State of Fluff, part 2.

by: Eileen Meehan / Louisiana State University
“Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs — Seeing Is Believing,” serves as an example of the state of network news reporting.

<p></p><p>Reinventing Public Media

Reinventing Public Media

by: Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison
A pragmatic approach to the possibility of media reform

<p></p><p>Where’s the Beef?

Where’s the Beef?

by: Daniel Bernardi / Arizona State University
A look at pornography, hate speech, Donna Haraway’s cyborg metaphor, and their relationship to race in America.

Hey, Klaatu! Call Peter!: The State of Fluff, part 1

by: Eileen R. Meehan / Louisiana State University
When Frank Rich nails media wastrels, they stay nailed.

Contemporary Television Criticism: State of the Art or Stuck in the Past?

by: Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University
The launch of FLOW provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the current state of television criticism…