Social Impact of TV
If there is any doubt about the social impact of TV, pay attention to what people are talking about when you go to work tomorrow. Chances are it will be that latest episode of Survivor, or who was eliminated on American Idol or something else that they watched on television. When Charlie Sheen had his well-publicized “disagreement” with the … Keep Reading → producers of his show, within days he had millions of people following him on Twitter. It was impossible to go to a party or any environment where people chat and not have his name mentioned. TV has been impacting viewers and influencing society for years. It is believed by many that what ultimately turned public sentiment against the Vietnam War were the pictures that were being broadcast in America. Even before that, most people believe that it was the debate between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon that convinced Americans that Kennedy was a better choice. The evidence of the social impact of TV is staggering and it continues to mount.
