In the newspaper article ‘’ Life’s too short for reality TV ‘’by Marty Wilson published in The Age on July 8, 2011. Wilson argues in a sarcastic and a pensive tone that Reality Television is negatively impacting the Australian’s lifetime, Reality shows are fatuous and don’t reflect the reality, and demands people to discontinue watching Reality shows and start engaging with real life. Addressing the issue of Reality Television, his opinion piece is persuasive, confident and demanding for action. 

The opinion piece 'Life's too short for reality TV', written by journalist and author Marty Wlison is based on the issue of Reality television. The article was published on July the 8^th 2011 in The Age, and is written mainly in an informal tone. Wilson believes that Australians watch too much reality television, and that this is causing a negative impact on their lives. He uses a variety of persuasive techniques to engage the readers and argues that viewers are wasting their lives on reality television when they could be focussing on more meaningful pursuits. 

Reality Television is seen across the globe by many viewers. It is controversial whether or not it is real entertainment or a waste of time. Author, Marty Wilson expresses his opinion on the topic stating “Life’s too short of reality TV”. He believes Australian’s are spending too much time not only watching it but also trying to recreate the unrealistic life shown on screen. He believes it is taking time out of our day when we should be engaging in real life more. His opinion piece is persuasive

Marty Wilson- author and journalist- wrote the opinion piece of “Life’s too short for reality TV” on July the 8^th in 2011 for The Age. The author takes a passionate stance on reality television, putting forward that Australian’s spend too much of their time watching reality television, which is negatively impacting their lives. The author argues that Australian's watch too much reality television, that it is superficial and gives a warped view of reality. He also implies that people need to stop watching reality television and start engaging more with the real world. 

In his opinion piece titled ‘Life’s too short for reality TV,’ author Marty Wilson discusses the issue of the popular television genre, more specifically the impact that it is having on the lives of Australian people. The article, published in the Age on the 8^th of July 2011, explores ideas that reality television is unrealistic, pointless and hinders people from engaging with the real world and pursuing their own dreams. The tone in this piece varies from sarcasm and light-heartedness to strong disapproval of the particular genre.