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Restyling Factual TV

Audiences and News, Documentary and Reality Genres

Annette Hill author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:29th May '07

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This insightful examination of factual television reveals how viewers engage with various formats. Restyling Factual TV offers a critical look at ethics and audience perception.

In Restyling Factual TV, Annette Hill explores the diverse landscape of factual television, ranging from news and documentaries to popular factual genres. The book delves into how viewers navigate this complex and ever-evolving environment, characterized by its noise and variety. By examining the different formats and styles within factual programming, Hill highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by audiences today.

The research presented in Restyling Factual TV primarily focuses on viewers in Sweden and the UK, while also considering perspectives from other countries like the US. Hill addresses critical issues such as legitimacy, ethics, and value in contemporary factual programming, including news, current affairs, documentary, and reality shows. This comprehensive examination provides insight into how audiences discern quality and truth in a media landscape often filled with sensationalism.

By drawing on the ethics of truth-telling and the evolving definitions of quality in factual entertainment, this book contributes significantly to the ongoing debate surrounding popular factual programming. Restyling Factual TV is a valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of factual television in today's world.

"Restyling Factual TV is a major contribution to our understanding of audience responses to the reality formats on television. The comparative perspective, involving British and Swedish audiences, is particularly rewarding, and much needed, since international reality formats are adapted to national settings."

Göran Bolin, Professor of Media & Communication Studies, Södertörn University College, Sweden

"Hill gives fresh momentum and focus to the agenda of audience research. In exploring how the reworking of factual forms is affecting cultures of viewing, she poses some pressing questions about the changing relationships between television, knowledge, social values and emotional life."

John Corner, Professor in Politics and Communication Studies, University of Liverpool

"Restyling Factual TV is one of those unusual books that presents original academic research and innovative thinking in a form that can be used to teach courses on factual broadcasting or popular culture."

Peter Lunt, Professor of Media and Communications, Brunel University

ISBN: 9780415379557

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Weight: 544g

280 pages