Is television a form of entertainment or information? Discuss.


Television is an electronic marvel which has done wonders in the field of entertainment and providing information to he millions. There are various benefits of having a television. It is the best way to reduce high stress and and strain level and to get the entertainment but some believe that it is the best source of enhancing knowledge and experience. I will discuss my viewpoints int the upcoming paragraphs.

Gone are the days when people use to listen news and songs on radio but s the technology is progressing leaps and bounds, the people have decided to buy luxurious items like big LED and TV screens to have high screen entertainment. As and when the visual medium has taken the front seat, people use to give time to watch various TV serials and movie in peak hours. First and foremost as nowadays people live in stressful environment and carry a high pressure of workload on daily basis. They need the optical entertainment at the end of the day. So television helps them to minimise the stress level and sleep with less tensions and worries. Moreover, children use to watch comedy and cartoon channels like Pogo, Cartoon network, Nick etcetera to enjoy. Ladies love to watch different episodes of serials to pass their free time and can learn yoga and meditation techniques by watching different religious channels to stay happy and healthy. Further more teenagers are also like to watch sports and reality shows int extra time. Now it has become possible with the help of television to watch the live telecast of different sports and debate of politics while sitting at ant corner of the world.

On the other hand, television has also helped to gain the information and data regarding various current topics like by watching news, discovery, national geographic and fox history. Probing further, there are ample of TV channel where one can learn about cooking, mathematics, science and even galaxy. Children can enhance their knowledge by watching live interviews of their role models. But it is important to know that everyone should watch televisions for some limited period of time in a day and give importance to work and family.

In conclusion, it can be said that in the prevailing scenario television has been gaining ground and is required to get relaxation, pleasure and to collect more facts and details.

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