Friday, November 30, 2012

'Cake Boss' vs. 'Real Housewives': Not all reality TV shows are bad for kids | Redux

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'Cake Boss' vs. 'Real Housewives': Not all reality TV shows are bad for kids

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%%SPIN0%% -- Reality television takes a a great deal of flak, with studies and parenting experts pointing the finger at the likes of MTV's "Jersey Shore," E! 's "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," and Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise for promoting promiscuity and bad behavior, and having a general unfavorable influence on impressionable young viewers . But not all reality TV shows are ruining today's youth! Several shows can in fact have a really positive influence on young child to teen American audiences, experts state . "It's important for parents to understand that lots of TV is educational, even if it is not explicitly labeled as such.

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Sierra Filucci

Overall Sentiment: 0.599674

Relevance: 0.838511

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0“It’s important for parents to understand that lots of TV is educational, even if it is not explicitly labeled as such. The founders of the ‘educational TV’ movement noticed that kids learn from TV no matter what the content, and decided to ensure that the content was actually good,” Sierra Filucci, Senior Editor for TV and DVD at Common Sense Media told ...
-0.0307893“It’s important for parents to understand that lots of TV is educational, even if it is not explicitly labeled as such. The founders of the ‘educational TV’ movement noticed that kids learn from TV no matter what the content, and decided to ensure that the content was actually good,” Sierra Filucci, Senior Editor for TV and DVD at Common Sense Media told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “Kids can also learn things other than academics in regular TV. They can learn emotional intelligence, social skills the value of cooperation, the importance of helping others, etc.”
0.164968“We like these programs because they are shows families can watch together. They tackle complex issues, like diversity and acceptance and they also introduce kids to new places and ideas that they may not have been exposed to yet – like travel or science,” Filucci continued. ...
0.179947“We like these programs because they are shows families can watch together. They tackle complex issues, like diversity and acceptance and they also introduce kids to new places and ideas that they may not have been exposed to yet – like travel or science,” Filucci continued. “Reality TV has a different way of exposing kids to big topics because they are focused on real people going to real places and doing real things. It can be extremely inspirational, motivational and affecting.”
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  • Number of Quotes: 4
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  • Mean: 0.078531425
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Tim Hayne

Overall Sentiment: 0.160929

Relevance: 0.631384

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-0.180253“Audiences are so hooked on train wreck television that it’s hard for them to see that there’s more to reality TV than drunken arguments and catty drama. The networks also know that over-the-top drama hooks viewers, and the ratings don’t lie," explained Tim Hayne, ...
-0.0287632“Audiences are so hooked on train wreck television that it’s hard for them to see that there’s more to reality TV than drunken arguments and catty drama. The networks also know that over-the-top drama hooks viewers, and the ratings don’t lie," explained Tim Hayne, Managing Editor at Wetpaint.com. "I do wish the more positive shows got more attention for their ability to educate and inspire. Interestingly, that is part of what Oprah’s cable network OWN is attempting to do. OWN is trying to change viewers’ perception of what a reality show can be, and that it can help and entertain.”
0.0959982“Right now the networks are more focused on what already works, and that means crazy drama is going to trump education and inspiration,” he said. ...
0.106581“Right now the networks are more focused on what already works, and that means crazy drama is going to trump education and inspiration,” he said. “But that could change when something fresh and positive makes it on TV and grabs a huge audience. Then everyone is going to want a piece of the action.”
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  • Number of Quotes: 4
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Bravo

Overall Sentiment: -0.17421

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Nicole Weider

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.475735

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-0.0245766Nicole Weider, founder of the Christian teen life advice website Project Inspired, gives her thumbs up to NBC’s popular weight loss challenge show “The Biggest Loser.”
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  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0245766
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Melissa Henson

Overall Sentiment: 0.272474

Relevance: 0.449661

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Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 5
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.619372
  • Mean: 0.1238744
  • Standard Deviation: 1

Oprah

Overall Sentiment: 0.135019

Relevance: 0.44617

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Marc Marcuse

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.432094

Abby

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Relevance: 0.417289

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