The soap opera paradigm : television programming and corporate priorities
'The Soap Opera Paradigm' is an engaging look at the pervasive use of daytime soap opera storytelling techniques in most programme genres, from prime time soap operas to reality shows to the nightly news, coverage of political campaigns, & sports programming
Print Book, English, ©2004
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md., ©2004
Criticism, interpretation, etc
viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
9780742520011, 9780742520028, 9780742520035, 0742520013, 0742520021, 074252003X
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The Soap Opera Paradigm and the Television Industry
The Evolution of the Television Industry
The Soap Opera as Commodity Form
The WWE: Machismo, Melodrama and Money
Soap Opera Storytelling in News
The Evolution of the ABC and CBS News Divisions
TV News: The Show's the Thing
Floods of Tears: Natural Disasters in the News
All My Primaries: Political Campaigns and Television News
Soap Opera: The Godzilla Genre
Prime Time Storytelling
Reality TV: 'This is Just Like a Soap'
A Little Soap with Your Sports?
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