I’ve written a lot about this season of Big Brother and its problems, and a few weeks ago, at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, I asked CBS executives about it: specifically, about the editing of their reality TV shows and the representation of people of color. You can read our entire exchange here, […]
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An anniversary, and three recommendations, plus a way to really stay up to date
First, I just realized it’s been 10 months since I updated the updates part of the web site, which perhaps I should rename to “occasional news.” While I don’t update this part of my site that much, I do send a weekly newsletter with links to my writing and also newsletter-only content, so if you […]
The latest reality TV violence: a possible Bachelor in Paradise assault
On Thursday, I was interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered by Audie Cornish, and talked about the most recent awful thing to happen on a reality show: a possible sexual assault while cameras filmed. I also wrote about other incidents of on-camera violence for Vulture: A Brief History of Violence on Reality TV. Alas, those are just a […]
