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The soap opera paradigm : television programming and corporate priorities /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wittebols, James H.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]
Subjects:	Television soap operas > United States > History and criticism. Television broadcasting of news > United States. Radio soap operas > United States > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

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?