The Jerry
Springer video, “Jerry Springer vs The Church of Euthanasia”, was created in
order to reach people all across the US. The church specifically seeks this
publicity so they can spread their message to potential future members in order
to recruit them. They can do this one of two ways. First, by creating awareness
to those who have not yet heard of their cause or the group itself, or second,
by convincing those who have heard about them, that they are legitimate and
their arguments are valid. Although most of us would agree that the pushing cannibalism
and suicide to compensate for overpopulation is a radical and mislead solution,
we can tell by the female guest who wishes to join the cult, that some people
do genuinely agree with their beliefs and wish to join. Springer, on the other
hand, is targeting people across the US who are interested not only in politics
but simply in reality TV drama. The more that people are attracted to his
guests and shows, the higher his ratings get. This gives Springer not only
fame, but also wealth and success, which can be argued is his ultimate goal.
I agree with how you said that the audience is everybody in the United States, not just people who are interested in the subject. I think that by him talking about the subject it reaches out to a much broader audience because people will watch his show just because they like him, not because they care about what he's talking about.
ReplyDeleteIt was clear that Jerry Springer thought the guests on the show were crazy. By bringing them on the show he could make the cult more publicized and worsen their image. This could possibly persuade more people take a stand to end the cult.
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