This week, Inside Webster begins a new feature that allows members of the faculty to share their expertise directly with readers. Art Silverblatt, professor, Communications and Journalism, kicks off the series. In January, Art was interviewed on radio and television about the debut of several controversial shows. If there are other voices you'd like to hear, or subjects you'd like to learn more about, tell us and we will try to line up the experts.
Reality TV is really nothing new.
You've got people who are not professional actors, who are put into soap opera situations or in quiz show situations. The twist or the kick is to see how these people, who are not professionals, react to what's going on around them. They've populated the program with people who are nonprofessional actors, put them in situations, and watch it unfold. But clearly, it's not reality. Whenever you stick a camera in front of somebody, it's not reality.