Gameshow

On television, longtime morning anchor Katie Couric, now at CBS Evening News is the leading proponent of Reality Gameshow journalism.

Andrew Tyndall: It is Survivor Not Seabiscuit 2008

A Reality Gameshow journalist studies the viral activity, the online buzz a candidate inspires, to see what nerve has been struck -- not the size of the support but its intensity.

Andrew Tyndall: It is Survivor Not Seabiscuit 2008

Under the rubric of Reality Gameshow Journalism, questions about a pastor's words are transformed from guilt-by-association to insights into judgment and loyalty.

Andrew Tyndall: Obamania Down the Drain 2008

And besides, the Reality Gameshow makes for better television.

Andrew Tyndall: It is Survivor Not Seabiscuit 2008

"Under the rubric of Reality Gameshow Journalism, questions about a pastor's words are transformed from guilt-by-association to insights into judgment and loyalty"

Andrew Tyndall: Obamania Down the Drain 2008

Barack Obama received all the benefits of the Reality Gameshow style of coverage in January and February, when Hillary Rodham Clinton was the frontrunner and he was the obvious challenger to test her fitness for victory.

Andrew Tyndall: Obamania Down the Drain 2008

My suspicion is that Reality Gameshow Journalism informed ABC's choice of questions, not sincerely held civic beliefs.

Andrew Tyndall: Asking Questions about ABC's Gotcha Debate 2008

The fact that Hasbro owns U.S. and Canadian rights to Scrabble, while Mattel has the rest of the world is also pertinent: Two game companies (Electronic Arts and RealNetworks 'Gameshow, respectively) now exist as "official" versions of Scrabble in Facebook - and, as a side-effect, players can no longer cross borders to play with one another.

Jerry Weinstein: Traditional Media Uses Bullying Legal Tactics: Scrabble vs. Scrabulous and Hulu vs. Redlasso 2008

This justification belongs to the style of campaign reporting that Tyndall Report has dubbed Reality Gameshow Journalism.

Andrew Tyndall: Asking Questions about ABC's Gotcha Debate 2008

The fact that Hasbro owns U.S. and Canadian rights to Scrabble, while Mattel has the rest of the world is also pertinent: Two game companies (Electronic Arts and RealNetworks 'Gameshow, respectively) now exist as "official" versions of Scrabble in Facebook - and, as a side-effect, players can no longer cross borders to play with one another.

Traditional Media Uses Bullying Legal Tactics: Scrabble vs. Scrabulous and Hulu vs. Redlasso 2008