I’m going to be completely honest, I don’t watch the news and I never have. There are many reasons for this but the two main reasons are:
- I get distracted very easily and if something doesn’t interest me then I will zone out
- To me, the news shows negative occurrences throughout society and I don’t like listening to things that put a damper on people or certain situations.
I do however, love reality television. This does include Married at First Sight. Something about those shows just intrigue me so much and I couldn’t explain why.
MAFS is aired on Channel Nine and there has been a lot of controversy around the realness of the show. Obviously, not everything that is shown on our screens is the 100% truth as most things are staged but this season the viewers are thinking that every contestant is a paid actor. This could be because of the two affairs that have occurred this season or because of all the drama and divide that we have seen. Either way, things are definitely not as they seem.
MAFS has this ideology about love, meeting ‘the one’ and spending your life with your ‘soul-mate’. Although this is all a fairytale story that majority of the population think they want in life it is not the reality of a proper relationship. To me, love is freedom, love is friendship. You fall in love with someone when you accept them for all that they are, someone who helps you grow and change into a better person. A ‘soul-mate’ to me isn’t the man I end up with, but anyone in my life that I have a soulful connection with that I know will last a life time. I believe we have many ‘soul-mates’ and I know that my best friend is one of mine. I guess I am just searching for more.
It’s very clear that everything in the media is not the truth but this is all because of the people who own the media and produce the shows. There is a constant demand by consumers to be entertained and so because of the pressure of society, owners and producers are forced to stage reality television in order for it to meet the standards of their viewers. We see what they want us too, not what is actually happening.
Therefore, this means that within the media that I use to access my ‘news’, I have very little trust in the owners. That doesn’t bother me as I understand that what I see is not the reality.
Be Present, R.
immerse into media 
Hey, ruby a really good post! I really enjoyed how you were able to provide you’re own personal opinions and thoughts through this post. I really enjoyed reading this at was very honest and the wording which was used really gave a very detailed post, great job! one thing I think which will add to this post is adding a short example of news which has been misleading, this may be able to assist your claims and you’re personal thoughts on the news. other than that this was a very pure and honest post, amazing work!!
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I think your take on this weeks post was very different and unique to most posts I have read thus far. For starters, I think you are the only person who does not read or watch the news! I agree with your points about the media not always presenting the truth, and your example of Married at First Sight was a good example of this from a ‘production’ perspective. However, it is fairly evident that most reality TV is just production and there is little authenticity and reality being presented, which audiences are aware of. If you were looking at your point from a broadcasting perspective, I think you could tailor your points and argue that the media choose what messages and ideas they are constructing for us to consume, and the media can sometimes be influenced by external powers through this process (e.g. economic corruption infiltrating the media). And this, of course, impacts greatly on our ideologies.
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Hi Ruby!
I really liked how you tackled this media concept, how our favourite reality TV shows (Married at First Sight) aren’t actually reality. This post was in your honest opinion, which I like as it was truthful and you strayed away from many other blog posts I have seen.
I like how you included there is a constant demand for entertainment purposes, that is why it grabs the audiences attention and keeps them keen on watching (like myself).
Where would be the ratings without it..
I really enjoyed this blog post, keep up the good work!
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