Abstract
This review critically analyzes the New York Times’ (NYT’s) digital platform for TV viewing, Watching (https://www.nytimes.com/watching), and considers how the NYT is trying to use television criticism to produce a commodity audience in the era of peak TV.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Andrejevic
Mark
. 2002 . “The Work of Being Watched: Interactive Media and the Exploitation of Self-Disclosure .” Critical Studies in Media Communication 19 (2 ): 230 –48 .
2.
Ember
Sydney
. 2016 a. “New York Times Co. Reports Loss as Digital Subscriptions Grow .” The New York Times , May 4 . https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/business/media/new-york-times-co-q1-earnings.html (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
3.
Ember
Sydney
. 2016 b. “New York Times to Shelve NYT Now App .” The New York Times , August 19 . https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/business/media/new-york-times-to-shelve-nyt-now-app.html (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
4.
Gagnon
Kate
. 2014 . “Why I Love the New York Times’ New Cooking App .” The Kitchn , November 19 . http://www.thekitchn.com/why-i-love-the-new-york-times-new-cooking-app-212668 (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
5.Insider Staff . 2016 . “Gilbert Cruz: How the Times Covers Television .” The New York Times , November 19 . https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/insider/events/gilbert-cruz-how-the-times-covers-television.html?_r=0 (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
6.
Lichterman
Joseph
. 2016 . “En Español: The New York Times launches a Spanish-language news site aiming south of the border .” NiemanLab , February 8 . http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/02/en-espanol-the-new-york-times-launches-a-spanish-language-news-site-aiming-south-of-the-border/ (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
7.
Littleton
Cynthia
. 2015 . “FX Networks Chief John Landgraf: ‘There Is Simply Too Much Television.’ ” Variety , August 7 . http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/tca-fx-networks-john-landgraf-wall-street-1201559191/ (accessed October 21, 2016 ).
8.
Lotz
Amanda
. 2008 . “On ‘Television Criticism’: The Pursuit of the Critical Examination of a Popular Art .” Popular Communication 6 (1 ): 20 –36 .
9.
Schneider
Michael
. 2016 . “Stars’ Soaring Salaries Rattle TV Business .” Variety , October 4 . http://variety.com/2016/tv/features/rising-tv-salaries-working-class-actors-1201876520/ (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
10.The Nielsen Company . 2017 . “Jane the Virgin Season Three Ratings .” TV Series Finale . http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/jane-virgin-season-three-ratings/ (accessed January 29, 2017 ).
11.
Valinsky
Jordan
. 2016 . “The New York Times Is Launching a Television Website, Expanding Well .” Digiday , March 10 . http://digiday.com/publishers/new-york-times-launching-television-website-expanding-well/ (accessed October 15, 2016 ).
12.Vulture . 2016 . “What Does ‘Peak TV’ Mean for the People Who Make TV?” Vulture TV Podcast , May 18 . http://podbay.fm/show/969523266 (accessed May 20, 2016 ).
13.
Wallenstein
Andrew
. 2015 . “Research Firm Measures Viewers of ‘Daredevil,’ ‘House of Cards,’ More .” Variety , April 28 . http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-originals-viewer-data-1201480234/ (accessed January 29, 2017 ).