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VIDEO LECTURE NOTES - NYPD
THE ISSUE
DOES THE MEDIA REFLECT OUR CULTURE OR CHANGE OUR CULTURE?
Do media really reflect the social attitudes and concerns or our times
Or Are the media able to construct, legitimate, and reinforce social realities and attitudes?
POINT
Entertainment is just that, mere entertainment, Television is play, it is recreation, it is something which the average viewer does not take very seriously.
COUNTERPOINT
Mediated messages serve multiple purposes and functions simultaneously.
POINT
"You The Viewer Are The Ultimate Judge Of What You Watch"
COUNTERPOINT
At What Age Does A Child's Level Of Cognitive Development Permit Her Or Him
To Make This Judgement???
POINT
"People Only Get What They Want"
COUNTERPOINT
Many Social, Political, Economic, And Moral Factors Play A Part In The Acceptance And Rejection Of Media Content
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
WHAT KIND OF IDENTITY IS CREATED FOR A FEMALE ATTORNEY WHO DOES HER JOB?
"Hey Ms. District Attorney, You Really Prosecuted The Crap Out Of That One"
"I Went With The Crap I Had Detective"
"Oh Your Saying That Was A Hummer Bust, You Saying I Queered That Guy's Tire"?
"Hey Ipsa This You Little Pissy Bitch"
THE FACTS
People Talk like This
THE QUESTION
How Much Exposure Is Appropriate For Children?
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
THE QUESTION
What Type Of Identity Is Created For Persons In Law Enforcement?
Police Officers Are Prone To Alcoholism
Police Officers Prone To Alcoholism Do Not Seek Help
Police Officers Put Friendship Over What Is In The Public Interest
Police Officers Have Marital Problems
Police Officers Engage In Infidelity
Police Officers Take The Law Into Their Own Hands
Police Officers Associate With And Work With Criminals
Police Officers May Be Willing To Kill Another Police Officer For Money
THE FACTS
We export approximately 100,000 to 200,000 hours of television programming annually.
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION/IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
Our cultural identity, who we are as a nation and as a people is communicated via mediated messages to the rest of the world.
THE QUESTION
Is NYPD an accurate portray of law enforcement in our culture.
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
How Are Relationships Managed Between Friends?
How Do You Resolve Interpersonal Conflict?
"I Am Going To Clear Your Clock"
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT
Sexual Humor
"When Is The Last Time You Thought About Going On The Wagon"
"When Is The Last Time Your Thought About Growing Tits"
THE FACTS
People Talk Like This
THE QUESTION
Do You Find This Type Of Humor Degrading Or Offensive?
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
Relationship Management
THE QUESTION
Is One Backstage Or Implicit Message Here Women Can Not Control Their Emotions?
"Look I Don't Want To Have This Conversation Everyone You Get Horny." "It's Not Going To Work Out For Us."
"My Mistake"
"I Just Think It Would Be Easier On Us If We Made A Clean Break."I Mean I Still Have Feelings For You, And You Still Have Feelings For Me"
"Your Right"
...So I Think It Would Just Be Easier If We Just Left Each Other Alone"
Couple Embraces
"A Lotta Good This Is Going To Do"
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
Police Officers Are Take The Law Into Their Own Hands
Police Officers Are Unstable
Police Officers Use Excessive Violence
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH ROLE MODELING
What Do Children Learn When Both The Good Guys And The Bad Guys Use Violence As Solution To
Their Problems?
What Do Children Learn When They See Adults Having Problems Turn To Alcohol?
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
Police Officers Can Be Expected To Cover Up For And Protect One Another
Police Officers Act In Their Own Self-Interest
Not The Public Interest
Police Officers Have Encounters With Prostitutes
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH ROLE MODELING
Communication Function
Relationship Management
What Do Children Learn About The Role Of Sex In Relationships?
What Do Children Implicitly Learn About The Relationship Between Sex And Love?
Putting Sex And Love Together In Our Culture Is Often Not Easy
THE QUESTION
Do We Want These Type Of Relational Message On Prime Time Television?
THE REALITY
WE LIVE IN THE MOST VIOLENT CULTURE ON THE PLANET
THE QUESTION
What Effect Does The Graphic Depiction Of Violence Have On Us?
Does Televised Violence Contribute To A Climate Where Violence Is Tolerated?
Do We Become Desensitized To Violence?
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
What Identity Do These Mediated Messages Create For Our Cities
The City Is Comprised Of Good Guys And Bad Guys
The City Is A Place Where The Sun Never Shines
The City Is A Place Where People Make Their Living Through
Gambling
Prostitution
Pornography
Being A Police Officer
Running A Crime Family
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
What Rules Do Children Learn About The Appropriate Way To Communicate With A Superior At Work?
Do what the boss says, only if you want to.
Be disrespectful and insubordinate?
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
QUESTION:
How Does The Media Influence And Shape Our Beliefs About Relationships?
QUESTION:
What Might You Belief About The Relationships Between Men And Women At Work
Women At Work Make Themselves Available???
Other Women Are Potential Threats To Your Relationships?
Men And Women Can Verbally Comfort One Another, Only As A Prelude To Intimacy
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH ROLE MODELING
Communication Function
Relationship Management
THE FACTS
People Who Are Attracted To One Another Often Have Purely Physical Relationships
THE QUESTION:
What Do Children Learn About The Role Of Sex In Relationships?
What Do Children Implicitly Learn About The Relationship Between Sex And Love?
Putting Sex And Love Together In Our Culture Is Often Not Easy
THE QUESTION
Do We Want These Types Of Relational Messages On Prime Time Television?
THE FACTS
When People Engage In Intercourse They Often Are Naked
Message Designers Can Portray Sexual Encounters
On The Frontstage(Direct And Explicit)
On The Backstage(Indirect And Implied)
THE QUESTION
Is The Direct And Explicit Depiction Of Sexual Encounters Necessary For Plot Development
Or Is The Direct And Explicit Depiction Of Sexual Encounters Strategic Designed
To Attract An Audience
Compete With Cable And Film
Increase Rating
Maintain Profit Margins
THE FACTS
Most People Who Have Extra-Marital Affairs Are Discovered
THE QUESTION
If You Were Separated From Your Wife Or Husband
And You Were Having Casual Sex With A Co-Worker And
You Had Taken The Phone Off The Hook
Would You Answer The Door??????
THE QUESTION
WHAT ADVERTISERS SUPPORT AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO BROADCAST THIS PROGRAM IT PRIME TIME?
Commercial For New Film - Striking Force R Rated Film
Commercial For New Film - The Program R Rated Film
Commercial For New Film-The Good Son R Rated Film
A Film That Is "Deliciously Evil"
Commercial For New Film -A Bronx Tale R Rated Film
A Film Which Suggests That Is It Better To Be Feared Or Loved?
Feared, Because Fear Lasts Longer
THE QUESTION
Is It Surprising That R-Rated Advertisers Support And Make Possible R-Rated Television?
WHAT WERE THE THREE PRIMARY SOURCES OF ADVERTISING SUPPORT
1. Other Entertainment Vehicles(R-Rated Film,HBO)
2. The Network Themselves
3. Advertising Their Own Programs
SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH ROLE MODELING
THE QUESTION:
What Are Children Learning From These Mediated Messages?
When Adults Have Differences They Call Each Other Names
"Douche Bag"
"Fatso"
When Adults Have Differences They Usually Yell And Scream
"Screw Him And Screw You Guys"
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
NEGOTIATION
TALK IS THE PRIMARY WAY IN WHICH DISPUTES ARE RESOLVED
A OBSTACLE WHICH ARISES IN NEGOTIATION IS THAT OPPOSING PARTIES HAVE DIFFERENT
"DEFINITIONS OF THE SITUATIONS"
KELLY'S DEFINITION OF THE SITUATION MY PARTNER HAS BEEN SHOT AND MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE
MORENO'S DEFINITION OF THE SITUATION- MY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ARE SUFFERING DUE TO POLICE INTERVENTION
COMMUNICATION AS NEGOTIATION
MORENO: "THIS HAS GOT TO STOP, THIS CRAP IN THE STREET"
KELLY: "GIVE ME GIRADELLA"
MORENO: "WE ARE NOT TALKIN ABOUT GIRADELLA, IF I GOTTA PROBLEM WITH THAT I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF, WE ARE TALKIN ABOUT YOU AND ME, NOW I AM SITTING HERE BEING POLITE,OFFERING YOU A MEAL, AND I'M TELLING YOU EITHER CUT THIS OUT OR WE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM, THAT ISN'T GOING TO CONTINUE, YOU UNDERSTAND."
KELLY: "HE WHACKED MY PARTNER, AND I WANT HIM"
MORENO: AND I SAID, THE PROBLEM IS MINE TO TAKE CARE OF."NOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET JUSTICE,WITHOUT, GETTING TIME."
KELLY "NOT GOOD ENOUGH
MORENO "YOU PUNK, YOU GONNA TELL ME WHAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, YOU GONNA TELL ME HOW TO RUN MY BUSINESS, YOUR GONNA EMBARRASS ME IN PUBLIC, YOU THINK YOU CAN'T GET HURT TOO?"
KELLY "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO."
MORENO "YOU ARE GONNA KEEP THIS UP, AREN'T YOU?"
KELLY "TILL HE IS MINE."
COMMUNICATION EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT
THE QUESTION
When it is appropriate for men to talk about their feelings?
The message from this program-when their alone, in the middle of the night, when no on can really listen.
THE QUESTION
Can men tell other important men in their lives how they feel about them?
THE MESSAGE FROM THIS PROGRAM
Only when they can no longer listen and reciprocate the feeling
POINT-
"I didn't see anything more sexual than I do not the daytime soap operas"
COUNTERPOINT
"Most children who might watch soap operas are in school or under direct adult supervision
POINT
"This is no different than a lot of shows I see."
COUNTERPOINT
"I was really shocked that this would be aired on the public airways."
POINT:
"The Networks Should Broadcast Adult Entertainment,It Is The Parents Responsibility To Monitor Their Children's Viewing."
COUNTERPOINT
"The Networks Should Not Broadcast Programs In Prime Time Which Are Not Appropriate For Young Viewers, Television Is Everywhere, It Is Very Difficult For
Parents To Monitor There Children's Viewing."
POINT
"There is crime, violence, and ugliness in the world, which is an appropriate subject for televised programming."
COUNTERPOINT
"I don't know why we have so many shows that make the world ugly, instead of showing the beauty in the world."
POINT
"A show like this isn't going to be good for the community."
COUNTERPOINT
"This is entertainment, the purpose of the show is to attract an audience and make a profit."
POINT
"The explicit depiction of sexual encounters is "soft porn".
"It's disgusting, if people want to go home and want to watch this stuff, there is something wrong."
COUNTERPOINT:
"Sexual encounters are a natural part of life and are not pornographic." "People who enjoy this form of entertainment are no more or less moral than anyone else."
POINT
"The story can be told without the explicit sex and violence".
COUNTERPOINT
"Sex and violence are a part of life and show be portrayed realistically."
POINT
"NYPD isn't any more racy, violent, or foul-mouthed than Hill Street Blues, Law and Order, and Roseanne". "I don't think it's anything we haven't seen on television before."
COUNTERPOINT
"There is already too much gratuitous sex and violence on prime time television, we don't need more."
POINT
"The pacing is professional, the dialogue is snappy and the characters are real. Nothing is sugar-coated. You can feel these person's problems and trials."
COUNTERPOINT
"Do we really need realistic portrayals of the day-to-day tortures of living in crime- infested New York City."
POINT
"The portrayal of explicit sex and violence is constitutionally protected communication. We can not allow the protests of a small vocal minority of people, mostly religious leaders, lead broadcasters to censorship by not airing certain programs."
COUNTERPOINT
"The portrayal of explicit sex and violence is pornographic and is not constitutionally protected communication."
POINT
"If you don't like the show, turn the channel."
COUNTERPOINT
"Children may like the show, and not turn the channel."