et for viewers to gain information on the actual event. If the event affected consumers in some way, the televised reports may provide a stimulus to seek out additional information or initiate a response, such as forming an action committee, on the subject. A forum for discussion is created, in part, because television brought the situation to light.
             A multitude of programming on television is classified as entertainment programming. Many programs have proved influential in addressing and advancing societal issues. All In The Family provides an example of a program that turned America's conscious tide. Viewers were introduced to controversial issues via entertainment programming. Topical barriers within society and the television industry were broken. Sensitive subject matter such as race and sexual preference entered homes during prime time, thus entering mainstr
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