162 T Th 8-9:15 Real But Not Really: The Reality TV Genre When Philo T. Farnsworth invented the electric television‚ he probably did not think that it would be used to show people eating bugs‚ finding husbands based on votes of viewers‚ or living on deserted islands. But that is exactly what you can see any given night on television now. This newest form of television programming fad is the reality television genre. Reality television is now on every station‚ every
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http://www.reality-tv-online.com/articles/history-reality-tv.html http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/tv_affects_child.html http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv030.htm http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Influence-Reality-Television-America/137600 http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/03/does_reality_tv_for_teens_indu.html http://www.education.com/magazine/article/reality-tv-equal-real-learning/ MTV first broadcast The Real World. The first television show that was considered
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Reality Television and how it can influence the behavior of youth and teens There is no doubt that when it comes to American youth television is one of the biggest influences by far. Many parents would love to say that their child does not watch that much TV but in reality they are spending a lot of time watching television or using media in some way. “The study by the Kaiser Family foundation shows that children ages 2-8 spend an average of 5 ½ hours a day “consuming media” kids 8 and older
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conflict and emotion this experiment would turn out to be one of the most watched reality television shows of all time. In an interview in 2001 DR. Zimbaro said‚ “The study is now more in the popular consciousness than it has ever been before. Attributing part of the recent surge in interest to reality TV shows such as Survivor and Big Brother. It represents a forerunner of reality TV." The characters in some reality shows go through difficult situations and face many kinds of problems. As more
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everyone watches reality television with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement. Some people watch violent gladiators fight in an arena .There is really no difference besides death and gore. They both have a lot in common and there both fun to watch. The shows that some people watch is very intense and it is interesting. The gladiators are like the people who yell or do things to effect other people. In the article Real-Life fight to the death by Scope said that “there is nothing so ruinous to good”. In the
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Is Television Good or Bad? Television is not a bad thing‚ but in fact is a resource that can be used to educate and entertain people of all ages. There are many programs on television‚ which do not educate‚ because everyone needs to be entertained. I feel that television is a resource that is not used to the full extent that it could be. Television programs that educate are scarce and those that do educate are often on during the day when children are at school. Television stations should organize
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Reality TV is defined as portraying real life shows (mainly not scripted) on television. Reality TV trend was introduced approximately thirty years ago. In this article “Reality TV‚ or The Secret Theater of Neoliberalism” author Nick Couldry explained reality television with respect to neoliberal system. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that there is a connection between reality television norms and neoliberalism. Additionally‚ Couldry linked neoliberalism with common sense‚ which is
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popular reality television show gets about 7 million cell phone text messages each episode. At Rs 4 per SMS‚ that adds up to Rs 28 million per episode. Over a year (52 weeks)‚ that is an astounding Rs 1‚460 million. On a 50:50 split between the channel and the mobile operator‚ that works out to Rs 730 million to the channel. All that money from just one reality show. To get the SMSs in‚ they will motivate‚ inspire‚ incite‚ instigate and also lure you. All you people who vote/SMS for reality shows
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Cloud‚ Dana. "The Irony Bribe and Reality Television: Investment and Detachment in the Bachelor." Critical Studies in Media Communication‚ vol. 27‚ no. 5‚ Dec. 2010‚ pp. 413-437. EBSCOhost Dana Cloud is a professor‚ author‚ and activist. At the University of Syracuse‚ she teaches communication studies. Cloud is most recognized for the phrase “rhetoric of therapy” in her book Control and Consolation in American Culture and Politics: Rhetoric of Therapy. Not only is Cloud an author of several books
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of these programs are reality TV shows which have some negative effects. These effects may include: Setting bad examples on people especially children‚ females can be influenced by some of the characters on reality TV‚ and people may get hooked on it. There are so many TV programs related to reality that sets a bad example on people especially children. One effect may be that children tend to pick up acts that they see on television. According to the reading Reality TV Shows Encourage Immoral
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