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Public sphere Open  accessible  shared  collective  common Literacy Language-vernacular Or specialized? Language = not neutral What does this  Mean? Identity? Experience? Ideal? Agenda? Does TV cause Isolation? A sense of  Collectiveness? Build nationalism Ideology Sense of community ?
4 characteristics of public interest media 1- DIVERSITY provincial economic Cultural/religious/social Representations: old people, poor people Other people, foreigners, sects, communities
4 characteristics of public interest media 2. INNOVATION Pakistani music- all pop All the time? Fifty fifty/ 4man show Theatre Musicals Pakistani idol Living on the edge Reality TV Soap operas Alim online Mujahid online Talk shows Breakfast shows
4 characteristics of public interest media 3- SUBSTANCE  “ news and entertainment addressing significant issues Facing society… in an engaging manner….promotes civic participation” Issues: Poverty Child labor Population Equality education Engaging manner Dramas Films News shows?
4 characteristics of public interest media 4- INDEPENDANCE Independent of who? Politicians Courts Advertisers Bureacrats Is democracy about majority rules or minority protections? Karachi waley
elitism “ opera and esoteric Intellectual discussions Empowerment vs Exploitation Representation as “OTHER” exotic or as US mainstream Folk culture? Post colonial hang overs Ivory towers What about children? Cassette kahani? Children's theatre Children's books , children’s TV? Remember: language is not neutral
What do the people want? Oppositional media  anarchy  indecency  sensationalism Cheap thrills?
Homogenization  Copying Indian soaps Same show different faces Personality based/driven columns and shows MTV vs EXPRESS vs THE MUSIK Masala tv vs Zouq Recipe for success: Cheap production  past success  advertiser friendly
Localism Urban Bigger cities Urdu/english access Yuppy access Teenagers and men in suits Housewives Thin girls glamorous girls
Spectacular train wreck TV Meera Shoaib Akhtar Second wives of MNAs Disengages public from civic life Defines society’s norms Creates a sense of us and them
Yellow journalism News=profit or power Journalism blended with entertainment Video walls  DSNGs News sets Weather?
constraints Pseudo events: press conferences, junkets Easy cheap coverage- ready made news Press release Pre packaged news Investigations and experts are expensive Gossip is cheap Church state wall  - branded documentaries/shows HBL is our sponsor-  can we talk about irregularities? PIA is our sponsor can we talk about bad business performance
Transaction Journalism Why would it be unethical for Books & authors to have  a link to Liberty Books’ online bookstore? Would it be  unethical? Are co-branded websites objective? I.e webmd?
Self  censorship Conflict of interest Corporate censorship
ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING  INFLUENCE Article about poverty alongside advertised luxury? Cancer awareness and cigarettes side by side? Articles about raising confident daughters alongside Fair and Lovely ad Anti dowry article alongside Habitt dowry sale
Captive audience Customer service helplines Websites that load after you view ad Airlines show you promotions before take off how Do advertisers overcome audience reluctance to view ads?
Saturation:  branded shows, stations domination,  Surround sound for the eyes Blurring:  Ads that look like articles, TVCs that look like news reports Music videos Merchandised characters Sports events Gmail facebook Why are academic articles online not free?
Sneak attack : samaa on popcorn Product placement:  airtel in 3 idiots Childhood co-opted Niche marketing Narrow casting vs broadcasting
 

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Class7

  • 1.
  • 2. Public sphere Open accessible shared collective common Literacy Language-vernacular Or specialized? Language = not neutral What does this Mean? Identity? Experience? Ideal? Agenda? Does TV cause Isolation? A sense of Collectiveness? Build nationalism Ideology Sense of community ?
  • 3. 4 characteristics of public interest media 1- DIVERSITY provincial economic Cultural/religious/social Representations: old people, poor people Other people, foreigners, sects, communities
  • 4. 4 characteristics of public interest media 2. INNOVATION Pakistani music- all pop All the time? Fifty fifty/ 4man show Theatre Musicals Pakistani idol Living on the edge Reality TV Soap operas Alim online Mujahid online Talk shows Breakfast shows
  • 5. 4 characteristics of public interest media 3- SUBSTANCE “ news and entertainment addressing significant issues Facing society… in an engaging manner….promotes civic participation” Issues: Poverty Child labor Population Equality education Engaging manner Dramas Films News shows?
  • 6. 4 characteristics of public interest media 4- INDEPENDANCE Independent of who? Politicians Courts Advertisers Bureacrats Is democracy about majority rules or minority protections? Karachi waley
  • 7. elitism “ opera and esoteric Intellectual discussions Empowerment vs Exploitation Representation as “OTHER” exotic or as US mainstream Folk culture? Post colonial hang overs Ivory towers What about children? Cassette kahani? Children's theatre Children's books , children’s TV? Remember: language is not neutral
  • 8. What do the people want? Oppositional media anarchy indecency sensationalism Cheap thrills?
  • 9. Homogenization Copying Indian soaps Same show different faces Personality based/driven columns and shows MTV vs EXPRESS vs THE MUSIK Masala tv vs Zouq Recipe for success: Cheap production past success advertiser friendly
  • 10. Localism Urban Bigger cities Urdu/english access Yuppy access Teenagers and men in suits Housewives Thin girls glamorous girls
  • 11. Spectacular train wreck TV Meera Shoaib Akhtar Second wives of MNAs Disengages public from civic life Defines society’s norms Creates a sense of us and them
  • 12. Yellow journalism News=profit or power Journalism blended with entertainment Video walls DSNGs News sets Weather?
  • 13. constraints Pseudo events: press conferences, junkets Easy cheap coverage- ready made news Press release Pre packaged news Investigations and experts are expensive Gossip is cheap Church state wall - branded documentaries/shows HBL is our sponsor- can we talk about irregularities? PIA is our sponsor can we talk about bad business performance
  • 14. Transaction Journalism Why would it be unethical for Books & authors to have a link to Liberty Books’ online bookstore? Would it be unethical? Are co-branded websites objective? I.e webmd?
  • 15. Self censorship Conflict of interest Corporate censorship
  • 16. ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE ADVERTISING INFLUENCE Article about poverty alongside advertised luxury? Cancer awareness and cigarettes side by side? Articles about raising confident daughters alongside Fair and Lovely ad Anti dowry article alongside Habitt dowry sale
  • 17. Captive audience Customer service helplines Websites that load after you view ad Airlines show you promotions before take off how Do advertisers overcome audience reluctance to view ads?
  • 18. Saturation: branded shows, stations domination, Surround sound for the eyes Blurring: Ads that look like articles, TVCs that look like news reports Music videos Merchandised characters Sports events Gmail facebook Why are academic articles online not free?
  • 19. Sneak attack : samaa on popcorn Product placement: airtel in 3 idiots Childhood co-opted Niche marketing Narrow casting vs broadcasting
  • 20.