Thursday, November 16, 2006
PluralismLook at the TV schedules this week. How might a pluralist interpret the range of programmes on offer? What evidence is there of the media acting as the fourth estate during this week?
Have I got News For You- a news quiz which contains a lot of political satire and comment on British politics which could therefore show it as acting as the fourth estate. However many of the contestants are politicians so this could be disputed
Newsnight- Programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time show the media as the fourth estate as it allows the audience an insight into politics and Question Time allows the audience to ask questions
The Culture Show- This programme shows the range of shows on television and in a pluralist sense proves that the audience has a range to choose from and they do so
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here- This reality TV programme would be called low culture by Marxists but in terms of pluralism it shows the variety on television
The X Factor- This shows a choice between reality TV programmes and therefore the active audience can make a decision on what to watch
These five programmes from throughout the week show that there is a range of different programmes for the audience to choose from and programmes such as Newsnight allow the BBC to act as the Fourth Estate so that the audience can see everything in the other three estates.
a_moran at 10:07 am