The Paradox of Reality TV A comment on the article: “Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us” For the last decade‚ reality TV has become increasingly popular. Not just popular‚ as in commonly well accepted and generally appreciated‚ but amazingly popular – a cultural revolution. The article “Television: Why Reality TV Is Good For Us” describes the phenomenon as the reason for the creation of attractive cults lead by spiritual leaders in shape of heartbroken singles‚ horny studs and failed actors
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What impact does Reality TV have on its viewers? Cynthia M. Frisby an associate professor of advertising at the University of Missouri School of Journalism‚ Columbia‚ and coeditor of Journalism Across Cultures. Answers the question in “Getting Real with Reality TV” on September 2004 in USA Today magazine. Cynthia M. Frisby validated the appeal of Reality TV to viewers. Television networks are providing more dramatic‚ hilarious‚ and shocking content. Based on what is socially acceptable‚ and entertaining
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Read the text. TV or no TV? That is the question. Bess TV is an important issue for us‚ because over three quarters of British teenagers have a TV in their bedroom (pretty antisocial if you ask me!)‚ and they watch TV for an average of 14 hours a week. In the USA‚ it’s over 20 hours a week. In my research for this debate‚ I’ve discovered some amazing facts. For example‚ 57% of programmes contain what is called ‘psychologically harmful’ violence. That means‚ according to the experts
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Since the creation of reality television‚ people have been influenced for both the better and worse. Many professionals have invested their time and resources into finding out just how and why reality TV has had such a big impact on society and they have come up with many different perspectives on the matter. In the early stages of reality television‚ the whole premise was immediately scrutinized because it held an unconventional perspective on what the public knew to be reality. Authors Julia Anne
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DOES TV HAVE A NEGATİVE İNFLUENCE ON SOCİETY The negative effects of television are huge. To minimize the potential negative effects of television‚ it’s important to understand what the impact of television can be on children. Violence Over the past two decades‚ hundreds of studies have examined how violent programming on TV affects children and young people. While a direct "cause and effect" link is difficult to establish‚ there is a growing consensus that some children may be vulnerable to violent
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Reality television has been around far longer than many give it credit. Many viewers forget about the very first reality television shows such as Big Brother‚ Survivor‚ and non-trashy versions of The Bachelor that displayed things such as alliance‚ friendship‚ and character development through the praises of its audience. Although newer shows have been accused of growing "trashier"; I feel that this change is actually only in response to the demand of its audience. Show popularity drops when the
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agree that TV shows like ‘16 and pregnant’ encourage teenage girls to start their own family at a young age. Where this agreement usually ends however‚ is on the question of rather TV show ’16 and pregnant’ have helped teenage girls from getting pregnant at a young age. Whereas some are convinced that the show has reduced teenage pregnancy rates‚ others maintain that the show is not something teenagers should be watching because of the influence the show gives teens. Anyone familiar with the TV show ’16
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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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TV corrupts our children. Jerome Singer once said‚ “If you came and saw a strange man teaching your kids to punch each other‚ or trying to sell them all kind of products‚ you’d kick him right out of the house‚ but here you are; you come in and the TV is on‚ and you don’t think twice about it.” He is correct; entertainment television is an especially bad influence on children for many reasons‚ including not enough control on violence. These things are quite literally ruining America by corrupting
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Ghraib the military version of reality TV?” is unpleasant to read. It tries to give the reader‚ the vision that US soldiers in this period are not responsible for their actions on torturing of other peoples (Iraqis) but rather the orders in chief. The soldiers act was because of hypothetical imperative and not by their own desires. This is total disagreeable. The most categorical imperative act is when your own life is at risk and to save it you must commit things you normally would not. This is
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