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Talking Trash: The Cultural Politics of Daytime TV Talk Shows

Talking Trash: The Cultural Politics of Daytime TV Talk Shows

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TelevisionGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0814756840
ISBN13: 9780814756843
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Published: Jan 1 2003
Pages: 255
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.02 Depth: 9.18
Language: English

When The Phil Donahue Show topped the ratings in 1979, it ushered in a new era in daytime television. Mixing controversial social issues, light topics, and audience participation, it created a new genre, one that is still flourishing, despite being harshly criticized, over two decades later. Now, the daytime TV landscape is littered with talk shows. But why do people watch these shows? How do they make sense of them? And how do these shows affect their viewers' sense of what constitutes appropriate public debate?

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