I do not believe that television programme makers are 'guilty' of dumbing down. How could this be the truth when it seems the mass audience are asking for the general takeover of the retailable drivel that is reality TV shows, trailer trash and the new addition, victim television. With shows such as big brother, survivor and jackass pulling in the ratings what are television makers supposed to produce. Why make brilliant groundbreaking television shows when putting 10 people in a house together and filming it will do? People may complain about this new wave of television from the armchair but there is very few who refuse to watch it, which get home and would rather watch newsnight in a choice between the two. On the flipside Mark Thompson, the director of television for the BBC believes that, 'almost every generation believes that the worlds goi

If this is how we move forward I believe the future of our media bleak. With the next generation of not only programme, but also newspaper makers coming forward raised on the dubbed truth and divulged remakes. How can we expect to move forward to something new that will ultimately affect all media sources, and shape of things to come. Unless we move forward as human beings, away from this need for gossip, and short attention span that yearns these programmes. We will only move backwards.

ng to the dogs and things aren't what they used to be. We have the most educated population the UK has ever had.' It's all too easily said with his payroll. But the truth is, what is he really going to admit to. That the programmes he's accepting to be billed are only regurgitated mixtures of proven crowd pleasers. And also are we more educated because we are just getting smarter, or due to better television. I'd disagree with the latter. Although if

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