Pacifica

• Chrysler brand today announced the donation of a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica all-wheel-drive minivan to Michigan State University's Safe Ride program, providing safe area travel for students in need of after-dark transportation.
• "The safety of students at Michigan State University is paramount, especially in light of the tragic event that affected the entire university community in February," said Chrysler Brand Chief Executive Officer Chris Feuell.
• The Pacifica minivan, valued at $58,302, was presented to Michigan State University in a ceremony held today on MSU's East Lansing campus.
• The service is managed by the Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU), the undergraduate student government of Michigan State.

• The dealership is glad to announce the availability of the famous 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Touring L in its inventory.
• The 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Touring L showcases a sleek, contemporary design that commands attention.
• Beyond its captivating design, the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Touring L delivers exceptional versatility and performance.
• Stepping into the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Touring L, passengers are greeted with a refined and inviting cabin.

• Brand will feature Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid ride-and-drives and Chrysler display at 2023 Electrify Expo Long Beach, May 19-21
  Pacifica plug-in hybrid is the no-compromises solution for consumers considering battery-electric technology, with more than 30 miles of all-electric range and more than 500 miles of total range
  eFlite electrically variable transmission is paired with specially modified version of 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 gas engine, alleviating range anxiety and delivering peace of mind
  For more information on Chrysler brand, visit Chrysler.com
  Chrysler will return for the second consecutive year to light up Electrify Expo, North America's largest e-mobility festival, during Electrify Expo Long Beach, May 19-21, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California.
• The Chrysler brand will put attendees behind the wheel for Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid ride-and-drives, as well as host an overall Chrysler brand display featuring a 2023 Pacifica plug-in hybrid.
• Electrify Expo Long Beach will showcase more than 70 electric vehicles, spread out over more than 1 million square feet of fun-friendly display space featuring the world's top electric mobility brands.
• Tickets for Electrify Expo Long Beach are available at electrifyexpo.com/attend.

• For 27 years, Springer’s circus of sensationalism was a remarkably durable and bankable commodity.
• Helping to normalize outrageousness in culture, it taught content creators that shamelessness is a lucrative industry.
• But one of its most iconic sounds was added in post-production: the 1000 hertz censor bleep, which became more prevalent as the behavior on the show grew more profane.

The origins of bleeping

• The history of broadcasters’ bleeping out profanity reveals a lot about our culture’s ongoing negotiation of a murky concept.
• While the First Amendment protects political speech, it does not protect profanity, and in 1964 the Supreme Court gave the Federal Communications Commission the authority to police language in broadcasting.
• By the mid-1960s, the bleep tone was heard everywhere, so much so that bleeping was used in FCC deliberations as a verb to define the practice of masking profanity.

Bleeping’s feedback loop

• Bleeping out profanity became so common in U.S. broadcasting that it inspired George Carlin to satirize the practice in his Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say on TV monologue.
• Yet for audiences yearning for counterculture programming that seemed more real, focusing attention on profanity by bleeping it created a feedback loop that made cursing – and the rebels who did it – more appealing to audiences, piquing their interest about what the bleep concealed.
• At the same time, networks pushing for deregulation wanted to show that they could self-censor and that FCC oversight wasn’t necessary.
• By the early 1980s, a new radio format based on shocking public sensibilities, the “shock jock,” had emerged.

Springer’s brand of profane realism

• As the show found its niche, it shifted so that it was no longer Springer confronting racists, deviants or polygamists.
• As the frequency of the bleeps and fights increased, the ratings began to soar.
• By 1997, it often matched “The Oprah Winfrey Show” at the top of the ratings leaderboard.

That [bleeping] reality TV sound

• In case they weren’t, the bleep sound was often accompanied by a boxing bell, cuing everyone that [bleep] was getting real.
• Toward the end of the show’s run, the meaning of the bleep sound became more comedic.
• The bleep sound, a standard effect heard across the burgeoning reality TV format, had great comedic impact in shows like “The Osbournes,” where Ozzy would stumble around muttering profanity that had to be bleeped.