henry macfarlan assignment 5

Prior to the Emmys, every type of media, from television to twitter, is flooded with hype for the upcoming award ceremony.  As a result, when the award show finally comes rolling around it is met with massive amounts of viewer turn out.  Millions of americans watch the Emmy Awards every year, but far fewer watch the Nobel Prize ceremonies.  Fewer people watch the Nobel Prizes given away every year as few people even know it is happening at the time.  While the Emmy awards are given so much media coverage it would be almost impossible to not be aware of it.  But even still, why do those who know about the Nobel Prizes miss it for the Emmys anyway?  The answer says a lot about the way media is set up in our society.  It is far more entertaining to watch attractive and funny celebrities get arbitrary awards on their works of entertainment in the past year, then to watch an average seaming person get an award for something that is truly important.