The Ethics of Reality TV

By Wendy N. Wyatt and Kristie Bunton

Book Overview

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.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441189033
• ISBN13: 9781441189035
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"