The broadcast that I listened to was the Dennis Prager show on 930 WLSS. The broadcast was called “The Happiness Hour”. He allows callers to express their happiness about certain things and sometimes gives prompts for the callers to talk about and give their opinion on. He believes that everyone should share what makes them happy because it might make other people happy too. In this particular broadcast that I listened to, the topic was, “Do video games make kids unhappy?” Many people responded to that, stating their opinion. After callers were through with that topic, he went on to ask, “How do you fulfill your expectations?” Once he gave his own advice and opinion to people, he let callers state their opinions as well. The third topic on this broadcast was “How do you keep your New Year’s Resolutions?” Sometimes, the answer of one caller inspired another caller or listener to try the same thing.
From this broadcast, I learned that not many people are allowed to state their opinions about positive topics on most radio shows. Usually, people only complain about what they think is wrong in the world and blow off some steam to the other listeners and the reporter. This broadcast is different because it is people helping other people and talking about things that make them happy. I think that it is important and special that Dennis Prager takes some time out of the politics talk to discuss topics that make people feel good. I learned that not all radio broadcast have to be the same and that you can discover a lot about yourself when you listen to broadcast like this.
Dennis Prager is a Jewish conservative that likes to talk about real-life situations. He does not try to impose the beliefs of his religion on his listeners, but he does include some things about his religion that he feels can relate to anyone’s life and religion. One of the sources that he frequently uses in this broadcast is Dr. Stephen Marmer, “Happiness Hour” caller that is a member of the clinical facility of the UCLA medical school and has a private psychiatric practice. I would consider this to be credible news broadcast because even though it lets listeners state their opinion, it also uses a real doctor for many of the topics that they discuss. Seeing that this is a full name of someone that has experience in the field, I believe that it is a credible news source.
References:
Prager, D. Salem Web Network. 1/24/12. Happiness Hour 2: Open Lines. Retrieved 1/24/12 from http://pragertopia.com/category/radio-show/
No comments:
Post a Comment