Unit VIII: THE URBAN PORTRAIT IN TV NEWS AND "REALITY TV"

• WRITTEN TEXTS:
• R. Andersen, "Cops on the Night Beat" (Ch 7) of Consumer Culture and TV Programming
• FILM/VIDEO TEXTS:
• Video: George Gerbner: The Killing Screens (Media Education Foundation)

Excellent Online Study Guide for The Killing Screens
• MEF on the News Bias
• "Reality TV": Cops, America’s Most Wanted
• DISCUSSION TOPIC: How Does Reality TV Frame Urban Life?
• EXTRA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AMBITIOUS:
• Video: Race and Local TV News
• Trachtenberg, "Mysteries of the Great City," (Ch 4/pt.3) in The Incorporation of America
• Schoch, et. al. "Television News," (pp.39 – 61) (Ch3) of Media Knowledge
• Schoch, et. Al. "Drug Abuse, Race Relations, and the Prime Time News Program" (pp.63 – 79) in Media Knowledge
• STUDY GUIDE for Unit VIII Readings and Audio Visuals