Television_Entertainment_Communication

__**Television: Entertainment vs. Communication**__
By Leslie Kierdorf



I decided to look at the media of television through two different uses; television for entertainment purposes and television for communication purposes. Initially I had thought I would include sections about the history of television development as well as advertising and it's implications. However, once I got more involved with the concept, entertainment and communication stood out on their own.

__**Television as a Form of Entertainment**__ I explored this area by looking at television watching purely as an activity. The negative effects of the excessive amounts of t.v. that we watch these days came to the forefront. These are such effects of increased rates of obesity, which in turn leads to higher rates of obesity related diseases that put added strain on our healthcare system. In this section I also included consumerism and advertising because the more television we watch, the more advertising we are exposed to.

__**Television as a Form of Communication**__ I explored this area by looking at television strictly as a method of communication to the masses. While this forum does provide the public with a means for freedom of speech, it also raises issues of hidden bias within the news due to the fact that the majority of broadcasters are American. This issue became increasingly evident when researching the Gulf War of 1990-1991 and the mainstream media manipulation that occurred.

__**The Blurring Line**__ Finally, I looked at the blurring line between the two sections. As an example of this I used the televising of capital punishment. It leads to a disturbing merge between entertainment and information communication.

__**Process Work**__
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/issues/war/gulf_media.html [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television] http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1515**
 * I started by compiling some research from the following sources:

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 * Next I compiled a list of everything I could find on my chosen topics.**

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 * Next I mapped it all out on paper.**


 * Then I came up with my initial Cmap.**

**So then I modified it and came up with my final concept.**
 * Then I came up with my first concept. After my critique, I realized that this concept was a little to bare in places and a bit difficult to follow.**