SCANDAL!!!!
We talked through our discussions about news media. We questioned why media focuses on political lifestyles opposed to political policy and business. We have discussed hard news versus soft news and some people have made the argument to really push the impact of ratings and viewers count on media's stance when it comes to delivering the news!
This got me thinking about SCANDAL!!!
One of the NUMBER ONE shows on television right now garnering "Scandal Parties" and mass twitter participation, SCANDAL fall right into play with our class concept.
It is rather AMAZING that one of the hottest shows on television this year is centered around politics and political scandal. A show centered HEAVILY on the lifestyle of a president, his wife and his mistress.
Ultimately is this what government has come to? Shows that follow medias perception of politics.
Do you think this show really takes what the media gives us and makes a powerful sitcom out of it!
Is SCANDAL a KNOCK-OUT show or a LOW-BLOW to the state of Mass Media and Politics?
I watch Scandal and the show uses the back stories of scandalous activity to draw ratings. A lot of people like the scandal side of politics which the media tries to portray. The media is always looking for ratings anyway they can get them
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