Media and technology have confused the barriers between time and space

• Edited footage = 1hr out of 24hrs
• Difference between ‘Outside World’ and ‘Real World’
• Editing distorts order of time – audience perceives it as chronological
• [Truth is relative]

Style over substance

“In the future everybody will have their fifteen minutes of fame”- Andy Warhol

• Jade Goody – working class nurse in debt
• Wasn’t received well by audience [82% voted out]
• Made a living from newspaper and magazine deals – no real talent

Decline of meta-narrative

• No storyline set
• Audience and personalities are unaware of events
• No story = no manipulation by ‘author’ – audience construct own views
• Range of cultures/beliefs – no meta-narrative joins personalities