Mole 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2003 I have to do a research paper for my Media Ethics and Law class. We could choose anything we talked about in class, and one of the things was monoplies. I choice how the wrestling world is monopalized by the WWE. However, we have to connect it to the media in one way or another. So far, I can think of PPVs, magazines, videos/DVDs, the whole XFL/NBC thing, Time Warner selling WCW because of AOL merger, WWE's deal with USA then with TNN/Spike TV, and how the media looks at wrestling in their boom periods. What else can I look at? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted October 27, 2003 You can talk about how whenever anyone in the media talks about wrestling, they aren't talking about wrestling in general but the WWE. It's like everyone is ignorant to the sport and thinks that the WWE are the only promotion that exists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Highland 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2003 You can also discuss the utter disdain the media and most of society have for wrestling. Try and find an article even about the business aspects of wrestling and you'll easily see the contempt in which it is written, as if every rule of journalism, especially objectivity, no longer applies when the subject is professional wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted October 27, 2003 How about when the WWF/NBC relationship was during the 80's boom period when NBC regularly aired Saturday Night's Main Event over Saturday Night Live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cbacon 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2003 I'm doing a similar essay on wrestling from a semiotics perspective in relation to popular culture. Once I have my rough edit complete, i'll post it. Some of the stuff covered in my proposal included: •The 80’s Boom: Wrestling goes mainstream, Hulk-A-Mania, WrestleMania, Rock’N’Wrestling, Celebrities •The 90’s Boom: The Monday Night Wars, nWo, ECW, The Attitude Era •Crossover Stars: The Rock in Hollywood , Mike Tyson, The David Arquette fiasco •Wrestling Today: The current state of Wrestling, The Internet, Smarks vs. Marks, Puroresu, TNA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2003 Cut loose, go all out to make Vince McMahon look like the piss ant he is. Talk about the steriod trial. Talk about everytime Vince goes and does a interview with the media he makes an ass out of himself. Talk about how the media focus' on Wrestling because of all the deaths and some how bring all the blame back to Vince. Since it's a law class, write the paper like your a lawyer in court trying to send Vince to prison for 30 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2003 Well it isn't really a law cllass, we never talk about it, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2003 Do it on Vince trying to go mainstream by doing stunts on national news programs like TODAY SHOW. Focus on how the gay wedding failed/succeeded in getting attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest William E Report post Posted October 28, 2003 You can talk about how whenever anyone in the media talks about wrestling, they aren't talking about wrestling in general but the WWE. It's like everyone is ignorant to the sport and thinks that the WWE are the only promotion that exists. Preach on brotha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murmuring Beast 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2003 It must be essay time, because I have to do a paper on an organisation of my choice and discuss the different elements of that organisation. I chose WWE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
