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Paolo_Television has had a significant influence on the culture …
I think that we all perceive that television has had a huge role in shaping our way of living. Clearly, there is a strong correlation between television and its influence on our society and it is a fact that it is still the most popular medium globally. What It doesn’t stand out is how positively or negatively television has affected our cultural development and attitudes. In my opinion, there are both impacts. In a positive way, television has bolstered the world of information, helping the spread and the democratization of news, cultural and educational contents. On the other hand, that could lead to the “They said it on TV” culture: we risk mythicizing its role, soaking up the flow of information without applying the proper filters. Another crucial point is that television schedule gravitates towards programs ratings. That means that all the rage entertainment programs (no matter their contents) have more chances to be aired than the dowdy educational ones. Hence, in order to be on stage, the latter need to push the envelope more and more as it is, for example in talk shows, where information is transformed into “infotainment”.
Even if I’m not keen on TV, I feel I took all its bad influence, as it is said in a Woody Allen’s film: “Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television”. The thing is that television is driven by our preferences.
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Excellent work @Paolo This is very high quality indeed.
Below you will find my corrections and suggestions. Please let me know if you have any questions about it đź‘Ť
I think that we all perceive that television has had a huge role in shaping our way of living. Clearly, there is a strong correlation between television and its influence on our society and it is a fact that it is still the most popular medium globally. (Strong introâś… You could start a new paragraph here to help the flow)
What It doesn’t stand out (Here you should remove ‘IT’. However, it sounds better to say: What isn’t so clear) is how positively or negatively television has affected our cultural development and attitudes. In my opinion, there are both impacts. (both have an impact or both are true)
(⚠️new paragraph) In a positive way, television has bolstered (âś…) the world of information, helping the spread and the democratization of news, cultural and educational contents⚠️ (content – singular). On the other hand, that could lead to the “They said it on TV” culture: we risk mythicizing its role, soaking up the flow of information without applying the proper filters. (âś…)
(⚠️new paragraph)Another crucial point is that television schedule gravitates towards programs ratings. That means that all the rage entertainment programs (no matter their contents❗️) have more chances❗️ to be aired than the dowdy (✅) educational ones. Hence, in order to be on stage, the latter need to push the envelope more and more as it is, for example in talk shows, where information is transformed into “infotainment”. ✅
Even if I’m not keen on TV, I feel I took all its bad influence, as it is said in a Woody Allen’s film (if we use the article ‘a’, ‘Woody Allen’ becomes an adjective of sorts, therefore we don’t use the saxon genitive: as it is said in a Woody Allen film): “Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television”. The thing is that television is driven by our preferences.
good job đź‘Ť
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Thank you very much Kerin, all comments are clear. I’ve just looked up online for the plural of content and chance and I’ve seen there are small cases for their usage. That was super useful.
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You’re more than welcome @Paolo
Keep up the good work.
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