Reality Television Ethics

Reality Television is usually defined as a television program in which real people are continuously filmed. Reality television is designed to be entertaining rather than informative. Today, many children across the globe are exposed to reality television and a lot of the negative influences that come with it. The research question I am trying to answer is whether reality television is skewing the minds of children and causing them to think that reality television portrays the true values of life. I believe this question deserves to be answered for the future of our youth. If they constantly watch Snooki and Kim Kardashian and believe that is the way their lives are supposed to play out, they will be in for a big surprise. Children are not …show more content…
This was a new idea that had great strength in it because it would allow me to present the unacceptable actions of producers and analyze an article which was written by a former producer himself.
When researching “ethics of reality television and children”, I stumbled upon a very interesting article with the title, “Reality TV kids don’t have a safety net.” This article cultivated even more new ideas for my essay. It included the unlawful employment of some reality television children. Although I was focusing on the children watching the shows, this will enhance my paper by exploring how the kids on television that kids at home are watching aren’t even treated as well as they are portrayed.
Next, I decided to research more about reality television producers. I read “13 Secrets Reality TV Show Producers Won’t Tell You,” by Michelle Crouch. Although the article seemed a little comical, it opened my eyes to a lot of unknown techniques such as: “We often take different clips and edit them together to sound like one conversation, sometimes