Diane Turner
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So #jerryspringer has died. He was the father of trash tv. His show celebrated lack of education, blurred facts, and gave voice to poor behavior. In turn it broke the social contract.

This may not be fair… but I can almost draw a direct line between #TheJerrySpringerShow and the rise of MAGA
12:03 PM - Apr 27, 2023
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KJ HAGANS
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In response to Diane Turner.
I would not call him the father, that goes to Morton Downey Jr, who was on the air 4 years before Springer. MDJ pioneer and perfected the audience driven trash talk show. We should not forget that the biggest peddler of trash TV in the 80s was King World Entertainment.
https://youtu.be/WTcelagcjs4
1989 SPECIAL REPORT: "TRASH TELEVISION" - YouTube

Trash TV (uncountable) (informal, derogatory) A genre of television talk show with little educational content and a focus on controversy and confrontation.#T...

12:29 PM - Apr 27, 2023
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Diane Turner
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Yeah. They were in the same fraternity to be sure, But Springer’s audience far surpassed Downey’s. Neither was an asset to our national dialogue.
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12:31 PM - Apr 27, 2023
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