Censorship of Television Talk Shows
Censorship of Television Talk Shows
A big issue in today’s society is weather or not T. V. talk shows should be censored or even banned. Do these talk shows even have a point to them? If there is a point to them, is it even believable? Many people believe that talk television shows should be banned for those two reasons. They also feel that they have no moral value to them at all. In some cases this is true, they have no moral value. Some shows have no point to them and it is basically just garbage. On the other hand there are those shows which actually stand for a cause. These shows play a big part in today’s society and are needed. Although not all television talk shows are believable, they still are needed to act as an informant to the people and challenge their opinions because in today’s society too many people pass judgment without knowing the whole story.
Whether one may agree or not, talk shows contain the power to change people’s views on every situation. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as the truth but not lies change their view. Most of the information that people obtain is either from gossip, the news, or talk shows, and one can’t always trust gossip. Half of the time when the news first airs a situation they give you the wrong information and that is how the gossip ring begins. Moreover, news reporters tend to exaggerate the story so it will boost up ratings. As a result, people are forming their opinions without even knowing the truth. Thus the only source left to get true information are from talk shows.
Talk shows not only inform the people but also challenge their original opinions by telling them both sides of the story. Unfortunately, in today’s society many people form their opinions about other people without knowing anything about them. An example of this is when a man is talking in a high- pitched voice people automatically assumed he is gay. People form opinions without even knowing the truth, then they continue to spread false stereotypes until everybody gets the wrong view. By telling the whole story including both sides of it, talk shows are able to re-inform the audience of what...