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PLAYING DIRTY: ANALYZING THE IMAGES OF THE TABLOID JOURNALISTS
IN THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON OF THE FX NETWORK SERIES DIRT
by
Jaclyn Suzanne Emerick
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PRINT JOURNALISM)
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Jaclyn Suzanne Emerick
Object Description
| Title | Playing dirty: analyzing the images of the tabloid journalists in the complete first season of the FX network series "Dirt" |
| Author | Emerick, Jaclyn Suzanne |
| Author email | jse431@mac.com; emerick@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Print Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-04-01 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Saltzman, Joseph |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Nelson, Bryce Durbin, Daniel |
| Abstract | The FX Network original series "Dirt" is one of the most comprehensive representations of tabloid journalism on television to date. Although the series only aired for one and a half seasons, examining and understanding the images of the tabloid journalists in "Dirt" is necessary because the relationship between the public and real-life tabloid journalists is hostile and angry. While a fraction of what the public thinks about journalists comes from real-life experiences with tabloid publications and journalists, part of what the public thinks about these journalists comes from the images they see on television programs like "Dirt" -- images that ultimately reinforce the tabloid journalist as corrupt, unfair, unethical, and amoral. Although tabloid journalists had a presence in film and television prior to "Dirt" the FX series demonstrates an in-depth portrayal of the competitive field of tabloid journalism while reinforcing the idea that getting the story is the ultimate goal. |
| Keyword | tabloid; journalist; film; television |
| Coverage date | 2007/2008 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2120 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Emerick, Jaclyn Suzanne |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Emerick-2821 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Emerick-2821.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | PLAYING DIRTY: ANALYZING THE IMAGES OF THE TABLOID JOURNALISTS IN THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON OF THE FX NETWORK SERIES DIRT by Jaclyn Suzanne Emerick A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PRINT JOURNALISM) May 2009 Copyright 2009 Jaclyn Suzanne Emerick |
