essay on live talent shows a boon or a curse
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A media practitioner said in one of the shows it was really disturbing to see a host without any expertise in managing a reality show literally making a child cry on stage when he was about to get eliminated.
He said hosts should be careful when children as young as eight years old are involved. They should at least know something about child psychology.
A few people The Bhutanese talked to on the issue said there might not be professionals to host reality shows in Bhutan, but organizers should consider to involve some retired teachers who know how to manage children’s emotions.
In an email interview, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority’s (BICMA) Chief Information and Media Officer, Lakshuman Chhetri, said, “No specific guidelines have been issued as the requirements are covered in the application form and project proposal format which need to be completed by a reality show applicant.”
Dawa Penjor from Department of Information and Media (DoIM), communications ministry, said: “I wonder if we really need these reality TV shows. If our children have talent, there are other better platforms to show it. It’s not that every celebrity comes out of reality TV”.
He added the country has a broad policy which ensures that Bhutanese media and entertainment grow professionally and “assure that we don’t follow examples of other countries where things have gone wrong. We can nurture but we cannot dictate people about how they should do each and everything”.
People from some quarters say reality shows are very commercial and do little to nurture the youth.
A media personnel even related such talent shows to child labor. He said child labor is rampant in the entertainment industry where children are misused to reap profits. He added that authorities fail to notice such practices and limit the scope of child labor solely to manual labor.
A concerned parent said, “In the name of preserving culture, the organizers are making money by exploiting children and it is unacceptable. Children are forced to realize failure and defeat at a very young age. And the worst is they are made to beg for votes.”
Asked if reality shows could be edited and aired instead of going live on national TV to ensure the safety of participants and quality entertainment for viewers, Lakshuman Chhetri said, “These options should be best left to the organizers to decide based on the commercial viability of the shows”.
A reality show organizer, Mila Tobgay, said, “We organize such shows to promote youth talent and preserve age-old traditions”. He said his show “National Talent Hunt” did not generate much revenue for his company but helped the children. However, sources said the organizing partners like the broadcasters and telecom companies made profits.
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Talent hunt shows affects the children emotionally.
Explanation:
When we turn back in time when every parent wanted their children to do full time studies, less importance was paid to extracurricular activities. Unlike then, parents focus mucon their talents where educations becomes secondary. Talent plays the primary role and the parents are more keen in making their children shine in their field of interest. This led to the emergence of talent hunt shows in television industry.
Young dreamers are given platforms to give their luck a try. Even though it is appreciable, the overdose of emotions thrown at the children by the channel affects the kids. The reason for this is that we Indians are high on the emotional quotient and we always have an emotional soul hidden inside us. Though the reality shows changes the destiny of many, it is few ways remain as a curse to the younger generation.