Overall, while educational values cannot be compromised, when scripting or presenting a program education becomes an academic issue if the students won't watch the series. While being able to clarify the themes and ideas, write scripts and communicate them in front of camera are prerequisites for good television, these talents may not be enough. To make the public affairs format work, the content specialist also has to have access to a strong network of relevant practitioners and experts who are willing to be interviewed. The project team model is a challenge. The development process is difficult to manage and a great deal more course preparation time is required.
Television is notorious as a monster that consumes everyone and everything around it.
The classroom door is no longer closed. Moreover, traditional institutions do not generally accord these activities a great deal of significance in the criteria established for academic tenure and promotion. From an academic status perspective, writing a short textbook, or consulting in the community would rate more highly than producing an award winning course including 10 hours of television programming. The money and fame themes should not be over-emphasized. There is also the potential for the programs to be marketed, which will generate revenues for the institution.