'Reality TV is a compelling mix of apparently 'raw' 'authentic' material'
Whats its appeal?

The effects of the media on adult thinking processes and memories may be blurring the line between the real world and reality shows. The few chosen to be on the shows are picked because of their attractiveness to the audience, and their ability to create conflict. This ensures a dramatic and conflict riddled season.

Read: 'At the limits of reality (tv), in Blurred Boundaries, Bloomington: Indiana University Press ... and .... 'How real can you get? Recent developments in reality television'


As reality shows continue in their popularity, it’s important to remember that what is billed as reality, may not necessarily be so. Even though they are based on kernels of real events, they are still created for a target audience, they send a message, and they are constructed and edited by media professionals to create the most commercially viable product possible.

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Reality television is a hybrid genre. It is like a documentary as it is a factual form concerned with investigating human behaviour and relationships using ‘fly-on-the-wall’ camera techniques. voyeurism - pleasure of unseen viewing
Wife Swap and Ibiza Uncovered push the boundaries of taste and decency and question the values they present to a viewing audience.

Some participants have becomes celebs and gone on to make substantial amounts of money. But for the occasional Jade Goody there must be many more of those 23 housemates who have no job and who may wish they had not bothered with Reality TV – certainly an area worth researching.

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