A Case Study on Reality Television and its impact By: Akanksha Jain 2013BBA005 Jagran Lakecity University‚ Bhopal Introduction Today for several people‚ television is one of the prime sources of information and entertainment. It is a door which takes you to a different world; a chance to see people‚ places‚ and things that one may not have experienced straight from the horse’s mouth. It is one powerful medium that both imitates and influences culture. In an increasingly global society‚ television
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Journalist Morley Safer once said “Reality tv is sleazy. It is manipulative. It is as momentary as any thing in popular culture.” Many reality tv shows shown today emphasize violence which could result in dangerous actions from others. Also‚ many reality shows are easily accessible for children‚ and they can influence vulnerable children. Finally‚ many people have a difficult time separating reality from reality TV. For these reasons‚ I believe that reality tv does promote dangerous stereotypes.
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All about Reality Television – “Reel or Real” The Inception of Television: Television has always been a medium for educating‚ spreading awareness and mainly entertaining for over four decades now and will go on for decades to come. But the question faced today by the audience is whether television has lost its authenticity and innocence that it once had when it came to India. When television came into India in the early 1900s‚ the only broadcasted channel was doordarshan that showcased shows in
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you can turn on your television and find a reality TV show on somewhere. Why are reality TV shows so big today? There are a couple of reasons. First‚ fame and fortune are very appealing features. They can lure everyday people out of their boring lives with offers of money and appreciation by television viewers. Reality TV shows have gone from exposing personal lives‚ for example keeping up with the Kardashians‚ to almost anything imaginable. There are reality TV shows about cooking‚ magic‚ business
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Abstract Reality TV shows is common spread TV program in foreign countries‚ as a result of modernity The Arabic civilization had adopted that type of program in order to keep pace with development. Those program are attracting viewer from all age category specially teenager (Arabs)‚ being live program taken from real life action‚ its show emotions and behavior of those who are involved. Star academy play a major role in influencing Arabs teenager‚ however they are the most susceptible audience. This
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Virtual Reality: How it Affects Our Lives. INF. 103 September 5‚ 2009 We can find many uses for virtual reality in our lives‚ and we also find it in many instances that some would not even think of. We can use virtual reality for education‚ job training‚ social networking‚ and even gaming. In this paper I will give examples of each as well as how virtual reality was created‚ and how long it has actually been around. I will also tell how virtual reality can be detrimental to it users.
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20 October 2014 "Teen Mom" Promotes Teen Pregnancy Reality television often has the tendency to present an unrealistic view towards issues regarding real life situations. Teen pregnancy is one of the most misleading topics presented on reality television. Tabloids feed off of the shows’ popularity by plastering the pictures of the teens on magazines and online‚ making them seem more appealing. Teen pregnancy as presented on reality television shows is irresponsible‚ dangerous and misleading
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To begin with‚ Nick Serpe’s article‚ “Reality Pawns: The New Money TV‚” criticizes reality TV‚ which targets the lower class‚ and broadcasts the show so people can use it as a form of entertainment. Serpe describes‚ “Tom is going to repo her car‚ but if she can answer three of five trivia question right‚ the car will be hers‚” (Serpe 268). By this statement‚ it demonstrates that the‚ trivia question‚ determines if a person will get their own property back. This means that these games are not really
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Escaping the Eurocentric American Stranglehold Ethnic variety is one of the defining characteristics of the American people. The American people‚ however‚ define themselves based on their cultural background. Armando Rendón and Judith Ortiz Cofer are two writers with passionate perspectives on encroaching Anglo assimilation. Rendón reflects on his near loss and reclamation of cultural identity in his essay‚ “Kiss of Death‚” while Cofer ’s heritage is tested and strengthened through her encounters
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in some ways reality TV is dumbing us down. Reality TV is kind of dumbing down television as a whole. Networks have learned that‚ because actors demand such high salaries and production costs are high‚ it’s actually cheaper to do reality television‚ where the contestants pretty much work for free. We also see unrealistic behavior (like the housewives-of-anywhere)‚ and people like to emulate some of the behavior they see on TV. Reality television does more harm than good. Reality television is
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