A journal of television and new media

Tag archive for ‘Fandom’

<p></p><p>Women Watching Sports

Women Watching Sports

by: Janet Staiger / University of Texas at Austin
I knew something had changed when I called my then-mid-70-year-old mom in Omaha several years ago on a Saturday afternoon before Christmas to ask her about clothing sizes for gifts and she responded: “I can’t talk now. Texas is beating Nebraska for the Big XII Championship.”

The Audience Factor

by: Melissa Crawley / Lingnan University, Hong Kong
On The O’Reilly Factor on The Fox News Channel, host Bill O’Reilly introduces topics highlighted by recent news stories and spars with guests who represent each side of the issue.

<p></p><p>Small Pleasures

Small Pleasures

by: Mimi White / Northwestern University
Can you love and hate a television show at one and the same time?