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How America sees itself against the background of its tumultuous history is arguably one of the most urgent issues in media studies today.

Author Marshall McLuhan published his book about the human condition in 1968. Half a century later, it is abundantly clear that much of what passes for “entertainment” is inflammatory and morally decrepit reality TV.

A&E’s president of programming was the author of novels examining racism and religious hatred. Now he helps lead the network’s lineup of bigoted, racist, violent reality shows.

Americans at home and people around the world have watched over the past few months the unsettling and confusing televised images of fiery protests in…

The Austin American-Statesman reported August 13 that a “separate grand jury”—separate from one that will hear evidence about the death of Javier Ambler.

Blending ‘documentary’ concepts with fiction not only defies reality, it distorts history.

Live PD, the police “reality” show, went dark on A&E Networks in June 2020 following disclosures that the reality-TV series had destroyed film that showed…

In an environment where fake “reality” television is standard, Arts & Entertainment Networks, owned by the Disney and the Hearst corporations.