Dan Slater

Television's influence on social reality

The value of “cultivation analysis” as both a theoretical and analytic framework for the investigation of the effects of television viewing has been questioned. Using commonality analysis as its framework, this study suggests that perceived program realism is a key predictor variable which has been excluded from prior cultivation research.

Exposure, Experience and Perceived TV Reality for Adolescents.

Program exposure is positively associated with perceived realism in crime shows.

Methodological issues in the evaluation of “experiments” with cameras in the courts

Evaluations of “experiments” of extended media coverage of the courts, i.e., cameras in the courts, have relied upon survey research. The authors argue that such evaluations have been inadequate and future evalutions need to compare conventional media coverage vs. extended media coverage using field experimental research designs.