Click on the following links for articles dealing with television. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the television industry, we have some articles about programs that may no longer be on the air. We have included these articles for the purpose of giving further examples of how we approach media as a way of understanding today's youth culture. For additional information on this topic, please check our news, links, and reading list pages.
Miley Cyrus - Talent, Innocence, Faith and Marketability: Is Miley Cyrus Doomed To Become Britney?
American Idolatry? - Competition, singing and communicating values
TV for tweens - A look at the latest crop in television shows targeted to tweens
Lifting their spirits - The problem of increased alcohol advertisements on television
"Adult Swim": Taking a Dive - A look at the Cartoon Network and shows teens are watching
Adolescence and Affluence: The Truth of The O.C. - Covenant Seminary student Jon Price takes a look at the popular teen television show, The O.C.
Life as THEY know it - What television is teaching our teens about sex
The Music Generation and MTV - A short history and facts about MTV as well as ways to help parents understand it's power and influence
MTV's unreal reality - A look at the reality programs on MTV and how they influence our youth
MTV Video Music Awards (2004) - Walt Mueller's musings about the 2004 VMA's
MTV Video Music Awards (2003) - See what CPYU thought about this annual barometer of youth culture.
Read Your TV - A primer on how to view television critically. An excellent tool for youth workers, educators, and parents.
The Osbournes - America's New First Family?
What You Need to Know About TV Violence - a primer on televised violence and how we should deal with it.
Prime Time TV: The Sour Family Hour - How bad is prime time TV?
Teens and TV: Stretching the Sexual Envelope - sex on television
South Park - Morality Going, Going, Gone
The Osbournes' Family Values - what do Ozzy and his family teach us about our families?
My Week in Professional Wrestling - What lessons are being taught by one of contemproary culture's most popular "sports?"
Channel One: Turn it On...or Turn it Off? - An exploration of the controversial in-classroom news and entertainment service.
What is TV Teaching us about Dads? - Research from the National Fatherhood Initiative (2001)
What is TV Teaching us about Dads? - Report on an earlier study from the National Fatherhood Initiative (1999)
That's Not Funny! MTV's Jackass - A look inside one of television's most popular teen programs.
Dawson's Creek - Where Decency Drowns Every Week.
MTV's Tom Green - Gross...Green...and Growing in Popularity
Platinum: a UPN Television Drama about Hip-Hop - a television drama that takes viewers inside the Hip-Hop culture.
Am I a Survivor? - "Survivor" and the lifeboat mentality.