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Are reality television shows helping people or exploiting people?

There are reality television shows that offer music contracts, weight loss solutions, huge cash prizes, and even marriage. Are these shows shedding light on people's lives, or are they creating a false reality and steering people towards advertising dollars? Does the fact that they are on television alter the way the people on the shows act?

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    Jay Kumar Pradhan

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    Aug 7 2012: Mostly this platform is being used to cheap entertainment and is really ruining the future of our children. As an media man I am seeing both educational & entertainment shows being showed through many channels. But few people are watching the educational reality shows. If not regulated these channels will be demons for our lives.
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      Fritzie Reisner 100+

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      Aug 7 2012: For those of us who watch little television, could you explain what an educational reality show is, as distinct for a non-educational one, and give some examples of educational ones?

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