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Expository Mode: Argument About The Historical World

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a. Expository mode: Mode of television that presents an argument about the historical world; the “facts” of that world are assertively or even aggressively selected and organized and presented to the viewer in a direct address. b. Interactive mode: In the context of documentary TV, a type of television text in which the historical world is mixed with that of the video/filmmaker. This occurs in one of two ways: the social actor is brought into a television studio; and/or a representative of television enters the historical world to provoke a response from social actors. In another context, interactive is coming to refer to the capacity of the viewer to respond to or affect what is seen on television. c. Observational mode: Type of television …show more content…

NOTE!!! You will want to take notes as you are watching!!! Watch the evening news on one of the following networks: NBC, CBS, ABC or FOX (not the morning news and not the news on a 24-hour network, such as CCN or MSNBC). Identify the network you watched the news on, and the date. a. The network that I am watching the evening news on is, CBS, WCCO News and the date and time of the news is October 27, 2015 at 5pm. If you are unable to watch the news live, visit www.nbcnews.com. At the top of the page, click on “Nightly News.” Underneath the viewer, at the bottom of the screen, it will say the broadcast date and the number of clips. There will be 10 or so clips, which will then stream. List the broadcast date and number of clips for that date. Be sure to watch all the clips. 3. In the chronological order they are shown, devote a sentence or two to summarizing what each news segment or particular story is about. When there is a commercial break, list this as well. a. First story is about the possible finding of the missing body of Laura Schwendemann, found in a cornfield in Orange Township. b. Next segment is about a missing mother Rose Downwind, who is 31 years old, and approximately 5 foot 4 inches and 120

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