Defining the Reality Genre http://realitycheck2012.wikispaces.org You have 1 week to comment on the definition (due Feb. 8): 8/10 points possible for a simple response; 10/10 possible for also commenting on another classmate’s response. Your second One-Pager is due Tuesday, Feb. 7. I have listed resources on the Wiki, including links to online reality TV shows, memoirs on Google books, and blog links. Who Is Saying What to Whom and Why? http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/virgi n-diaries-virgin-diaries-sneakpeek.html Who Are the Intended Audiences for Reality Stories? To get at this, we take a closer look at media: What are media? How do media affect us? Media – Latin for “between” Answers to the Quiz • • • • • • • • 1. True 2. D 3. C (500 million members) 4. False 5. D 6. A 7. True 8. D 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. D 13. a What’s one thing you learned or surprised you? In What Ways Do Media Affect Audiences? Killing Us Softly 4 (2:43-5:10): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ujySz_NFQ&feature=related Advertising: $250 billion a year industry in U.S. An average American is exposed to 3,000 ads every single day and will spend two years of his/her life watching TV commercials (Tivo help!) So, do you feel personally exempt from the influence of advertising and media? (talk to a neighbor) Tough Guise and Miss Representation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPuyZEIG2G 4 (stop at 3:20) Do you agree: Is violent masculinity a cultural norm perpetuated by media? Do you see it in the reality genre? Where? (talk to a neighbor) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkIiV6konY What about media depictions of women: Are they keeping women down? (talk to a neighbor) Cutting Through the Clutter • One man interviewed said that in the media, you need to shock to cut through the clutter. • What do you think: Are reality texts a way to “cut through the clutter”? Why, why not? Break How Do Audiences Affect the Media? • What do you think? Have You Ever Heard the Word Millennials? That’s You • Born between 1981 and 2000 • Most racially and ethnically diverse cohort of youth in the nation’s history (18.5 percent Hispanic; 14.2 percent black, 4.3 percent Asian, 3.2 percent mixed race; and 59.8 percent white) • Politically progressive • Least religiously observant generation • Trusting of institutions How do we know these statistics and why do they matter to media? Apparently, Your Opinions Matter • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/vi deo/flv/generic.html?s=frol02s483q70&contin uous=1 • I’d like you to write down at least one thing that sticks out to you: quotes, numbers, images, or other things. What stuck out? Two quotes that stuck out to me: 1.) “Teens are like Africa.” What do you think of this idea of being a group that others seek to colonize? 2.) The narrator said of marketers studying teens: “They study them carefully as an anthropologist would an exotic native culture.” So What’s the Latest in Media Research of Audiences? • http://bostinno.com/2011/02/02/bluefinlabs-introduces-first-ever-analysis-of-socialmedia-commentary-and-audience-responsesto-tv-ads/ • The Republican presidential candidates are using it. How Does This All Relate to the Reality Genre? Exit Tickets • What’s one thing you learned about how audiences are affected by media? • What’s one thing you learned about how audiences affect media?