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ertainment, you have to pay if you want to enjoy quality programs without interruptions of adverts. 
Consuelo M.
Consuelo M.
As I see it, tv is actually a pile of garbage. Mayority of programs are pure rubbish: gossip magazines, violent films, bad and hare-brained news. Worse thing is that responsable people don't think in children neither with old people. 

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To my mind, television as a media is a wonderful tool. However, instead of using it to report the truth, it is used to control and manage people according to the interests of economic powers.
As a means  of entertainment, you have to pay if you want to enjoy quality programs without interruptions of adverts.

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As I see it, tv is actually a pile of garbage. Mayority of programs are pure rubbish: gossip magazines, violent films, bad and hare-brained news. Worse thing is that responsable people don't think in children neither with old people. Furthermore, some of few good and educative programs are in a badly-timed. In my opinion, viewers are increasingly disillusioned.

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From my point of view, I believe that television has an important influence in us, especially in children. Nowadays we have a lots of gossip programs which are very bad, but also we can pay to have cable with a lots of channels of movies, series, documentaries among others, which are an excellent option, but all this depends on the economy of people.

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At present, TV. it is full of advertising focused on consumerism.Also, if you want to see a good film or an important football game, you must pay.Apart from that, the media misinform, instead of informing us, because over and above this, vested  interests prevail such as politicians or others, which lead to a lot of confusion among people.

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To my mind, TV media control what you think. How do they get it? It's easy. Tv media show that they want, they inform in a way that condition thinking.
Furthermore, much of society has lost its critical thinking. It's sad because many people don't analyze the information what they watch on TV.

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In my opinion TV is just entertainment. It is up to you how it influences you, So you have the power to  choose what is appropriate or what is wrong for you or your family to watch. Don’t follow what other people like . You must control what kind of programs are your children watching. TV could be a bad influence on kids because is full of programs and commercials that show risky behaviors that can affect the child’s actions.

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I agree up to a point because tv influences the behavior of people -specially in children or teenagers- , but also depends what type of program they watch.

It isn't the same to see quiz shows or documentaries that chat shows or the news.

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Altough TV is a source from which most people receive information it is not always reliable. News and media have the power of change the public opinion, so people should be careful.

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I cannot agree more with that. In fact, according to a new study of the University of Michigan, binge-watching TV affects sleep quality and causes fatigue and insomnia. That is because the binge-watchers are intensely involved with the content and may thinking about it when they go to sleep.

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CBS Local - Binge-watching television shows can lead to unhealthy sleep habits in young adults, according to a new study.

The new research from the University of Michigan and Leuven School for Mass Communication Research in Belgium surveyed individuals on their television-watching habits and the frequency of their binge-watching sessions, as well as their sleep routine and quality. The participants were also questioned about feeling fatigued and the presence of sleep disorders.

For the purpose of the study, the researchers defined binge-watching as "watching multiple consecutive episodes of the same television show in one sitting on a screen, whether it be a television, laptop, computer or tablet." The average binge-watching session lasts roughly three hours and eight minutes, according to the study.

About 81 percent of participants said they have binge-watched a show, and 40 percent of that group said they binge-watched a show in the month prior to the study. Roughly 7 percent had binge-watched a show for nearly every day during the previous month.

Those who claimed to be binge-watchers felt more fatigued, said they had lower quality of sleep and felt more alert prior to actually falling asleep. The binge-watchers were 98 percent more likely to suffer from poor sleep than the participants who did not binge-watch, according to the study.

"We found that the more often young people binge-watch, the higher their cognitive pre-sleep arousal," said lead author Liese Exelmans in a press release. "That in turn negatively affected sleep quality, fatigue and insomnia."

Because most bingeable shows often end with cliff-hangers or an unfinished plot theme, that lack of closure leaves viewers wanting to continue watching, which can hamper their ability to fall asleep.

This can be characterized by a racing heart or lying wide awake and unable to fall asleep because they are thinking about the program, the study says.

"Bingeable TV shows have plots that keep the viewer tied to the screen," Exelmans said in a University of Michigan press release. "We think they become intensely involved with the content, and may keep thinking about it when they want to go to sleep."

The study surveyed 423 participants between the ages 18 and 25, and about 75 percent of the participants were students.

The new research is the first to explore the relationship between sleep quality and binge-watching television. It was published in the Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

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Binge-Watching TV Shows Causes Poor Sleep Quality, Insomnia, Study Finds

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CBS Local - Binge-watching television shows can lead to unhealthy sleep habits in young adults, according to a new study. The new research from the University of Michigan and Leuven School for Mass Communication Research in Belgium surveyed individuals on their television-watching habits and the frequency of their binge-watching sessions, as well as their sleep routine and quality.

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