Is T.V. Harming America?

Those who proclaim that television is harming society may be too quick to judge television, in fact in some ways TV can help society. One only has to look at programs such as America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries, they may often be on the corny side, however America's Most Wanted has helped authorities capture many wanted fugitives. News programs have gotten more and more graphic in recent years, but the amount of information given …

…and should therefore establish some rules about commercials. Unfortunatley, advertisements are unavoidable these day's, they are everywhere, not just TV, they can be heard on the radio, there are billboards everywhere you look. Turning the television off is not going to shelter a child from advertisements. Sure, there are shows such as Jerry Springer or Survivor, these shows are not meant to harm society, but entertain and really, isn't that what television is about, entertainment?