'Enemies' has recently received bad publicity.
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Deepa Dahal CommG 111 11 December 1998 Paper Assignment # 2 Our show Enemies has recently received bad publicity. Viewers have been complaining about increased sexual innuendo on the show, and stockholders and advertisers are getting nervous. In addition to the advertisers threatening to pull out their ads from Enemies, the actors threaten to strike if we censor their show. However, based on what we know about mass media theories and their affects on people's behavior, I propose that we keep the show. People get nervous about television shows because they think the shows will affect them, their kids, possibly their culture and their country negatively. However, studies on mass media affects on the general population have shown that this is not necessarily the case. People should not fear a 'controversial show' because most television shows do not have the intent to alter a person's behavior or in any way affect them negatively. Since...


