Together with the problem mentioned above, there is the issue over explicit content being displayed too early in the evening. Misleading messages encourages teenagers to act in ways in which they wouldn’t normally. For example, there is adult material being broadcasted from 9.30 now, and from 8.00, there are films including bad language, violence. The average time for teenagers to go to bed is about 10.00 to 10.30. This leaves plenty of time to watch such material.
Despite the bad side, as you may be aware, there are channels of intellectual content, such as the National Geographic/History Channels, and there is the news which is on practically every channel. This is all very well, but I do not agree that many people watch such channels. Many teenagers watch programmes of interest to them, for example comedy, action etc. A very small percentage watches these intellectual programmes, (20%).
Furthermore, one of the worst factors of television is that there is the un-motivating side. When teenagers watch too much television, they do not exercise as regularly as they should, therefore becoming unhealthy. Undoubtedly, they also lack the creative activity in their life. They become so involved with the television that they don’t know what else there is to do in the outside world.
Even though gossip is getting more fashionable these days, and people around the globe want recent news on people of fame, television doesn’t just inform these people of news. I believe that television exploits these famous people’s lives. It informs viewers of every piece of bad news. To my opinion, I do not even think this gossip is interesting.
Moreover, the fact of advertisements on television is quite aggravating to some. From personal experience, the viewers who are so focused on the television are so wound up by the number of adverts interrupting the television. However, this encourages the viewers to go out to the shops and buy the items advertised. On top of the money wasted on the television, there is even more money wasted on the shops.
So from reading this report, I just want you to think about what you are watching. Try not to be an easy target for those advertisements, not to give too much attention to the news, and remember that there are other things to do (that are more productive), and remember that the television isn’t always good.
