Is Today's Television A Source Of Entertainment Or A Source Of Information?
Lots of people in the world watch TV every day. But why is there a need to sit hours on a couch and watch just a box where pictures are moving with voices. Is this activity worth doing or is it just another way how to spend an endless time? I think that today's television is more a source of entertainment than a source of information.
Firstly, to stand for my opinion, there are a lot more entertaining channels on TV than channels which give out information. TV packets such as Starman, Elisa offer an extremely wide choice of different channels, which are mostly directed to avoid boredom. Therefore for those who still have only four Estonian channels, such as TV3, ETV, ETV2 and Kanal 2, their programmes also contains mostly of „easy watching" TV-shows or series, like Dinner for five, Dr.House and Two and a Half Men, in addition to give us some laugh. While watching them there is no need to pay attention to the facts that information offers.
Secondly, people usually watch television because they do not have nothing else important to do. On Saturday mornings after waking up, the typical morning routine consists of washing a face, brushing teeth, making coffee and some sandwiches. While eating also watching what is on television in order to make breakfast more exciting. In the evenings when people come home from work and all the household chores are done, they would like to relax inasmuch as be entertained. Futhermore, watching good movies, funny TV-shows or excellent series is an enjoyable way to spend a nice, peaceful evening at home. Television is a part of peoples daily routine.
On the other hand television gives us also loads of information, through news or advertises broadcasted between programms. Some people watch only news from television, to keep up with what is happening in the world. Younger generation reads news from the Internet because there is no need to wait until seven o'clock if it is possible to read them earlier. On the Internet, there are multiple sources to find an information which is needed. Although, people have to find an information theirselves.
All in all, I am sure that nowadays people have find different ways how to get information what they need more quickly and rationally, so that they would use TV only for an entertainment.
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