Track your television viewing for one week. (If you don't watch television, WATCH SOME!!) What did you learn about yourself? What did you learn about television? What does television provide you (fulfillment of a need -- See Chapter 15)?
Saturday - BYU vs. Utah game
Sunday - None
Monday - 11:00am news on Fox 13; CNN at 12:00pm
Tuesday - CNN Weather Watch, Channel 2 News at Noon
Wednesday - Oprah, Channel 2
Thursday - Macey's Parade, Little House on the Prarie, Anne of Green Gables
Friday - Anne of Green Gables, Football on Channel 2 & 4
Saturday - None
This was an interesting assignment for me because I don't have a television in my home right now. I found places on campus and at my in-laws to watch tv. When I had the time to watch it, I usually chose the news because that is most interesting to me. I really enjoyed watching some of Anne of Green Gables on tv, because that is one of my favorite movies. It was good to watch Oprah, because it's been a long time since I've seen that show, and I know it influences a lot of women throughout the country. It was also very interesting to watch Anne of Green Gables because it was on a Public Broadcasting channel and so the movie was consistently interrupted so that people could ask for our pledges and support!
What I learned about myself:
I learned that I like clean, wholesome, good entertainment! I don't really like commercials (except to see how they are trying to persuade me), and I would rather watch the news than a sit-com or soap opera. I enjoying watching football, but I really just enjoy being with my husband as he watches football! ;) If I had more time to watch television I would still choose to watch the news, BYU TV, and things like the food channel, the history channel, and other educational shows.
What I learned about television:
I learned that television is a great way to communicate to mass audiences! It is an effective tool for educating and it is very entertaining. It's meant to provide entertainment and interesting shows and it is loaded with advertising. I noticed that it is an outlet for political news and debates, and it is also full of a lot of junky shows.
What does television provide me and others?
I think television provides time to vedge and not have to think. I like just sitting and watching and listening. For me, it provides news and information that help me to better understand the world around me and stay up on current events. It also provides an opportunity to cuddle with my husband as we watch football together. I noticed as we gathered as a family to watch the BYU vs. Utah game, that television brought us together as family for that event more than going to the actual game would have.
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