Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV, The Ethics of Reality TV explores the ways in which reality TV may create both benefits and harms to society. The edited collection features the work of leading scholars in the field of media ethics and provides a comprehensive assessment of the ethical effects of the genre.
The Ethics of Reality TV: A Philosophical Examination
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Author(s)Kristie Bunton
PublisherContinuum
ISBN / ASIN1441189033
ISBN-139781441189035
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,356,178
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre—Is it ethical?—has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way.