First it was the cable channels, now Netflix and Amazon’s self-produced series are winning awards! Surprised business journalists grasp to explain it as “real television” or not, threats to traditional television, audience stealing, the future, etc. This paper is a discourse analysis of news about awards won by these new “channels.” CNBC and Fox Business were used because they employ analysis, not just information, and traditional television networks own them.
About the presentersErnest A Hakanen
Ernest A. Hakanen Ph.D. is a Professor of Communication and head of Graduate Programs in Drexel University’s Department of Culture and Communication. His previous books include “Branding the Teleself,” “Signs of War,” and “Leading to the 2003 Iraq War.”
Jonathon Lundy
Jonathon is a doctoral student in the Communication, Culture, and Media program at Drexel University. His research interests are eclectic but he primarily concentrates on issues related to reciprocal relationship between media and culture, focusing on popular consumer culture, fandom, media literacy, and communication technology
B.A. Political Science B.A. Mass Communication/Journalism M.A. Communication * Boise State University