User talk:Juliestein016

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Editing Reality television[edit]

Hello, I found some great extensions that you have made to this article. The appeal section is tending to sound not on the neutral side when it comes to what the magazine is talking about. You wrote, “two of the most commonly repeated ‘truths’ about reality TV viewers are that they watch in order to talk with friends and coworkers about the show, and that they are not as smart as other viewers..” which is a form of opinion that the magazine has written, which you are now expressing on wikipedia, so I would just be careful with that! Also, in your lead section you say "The desire for prestige and importance of status are attitudes that can easily separate regular views from others." I am not positive, but I feel like that is swaying away from neutrality as well. Remember to put inline citations when you are extending and it might be helpful to stay away from magazines or newspapers. For example, you did a great job staying neutral and balanced during the section "youth audiences." I also thought it was interesting when you talked about how much it costs to produce a movie. Has there been any other T.V. shows that have been popular enough to turn into a movie like this one? You could talk about which T.V. shows are on the lower end of the spectrum for viewers, and I also think it would be interesting to add what the psychological effects are of watching reality T.V. shows, and how it can especially effect young kids who grow up watching it. You show a clear structure when writing, and everything does seem organized. I am working on the article crash test dummies and how cadavers/dummies/animals can be used to test out the impact on a vehicle crashing. When Reviewing your article, it reminded me of how I need to make sure my sections are in a order that makes sense when reading the article. Ashleynicole11 (talk) 22:54, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 02:49, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction[edit]

Hi Julie! It's Sami. I was scrolling through names on our class Wikipedia page and saw yours! So happy we are in the same class together! Happy editing! Haberme3 (talk) 17:38, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello![edit]

Hi, Juliestein016 -- welcome to Wikipedia! As Ian mentioned, the Teahouse is a great resource for new editors. But did you know that Wikipedia also has an extensive help library for common questions? Of course, if you run into a question or problem, you're always welcome to get in touch with me either by email or on my talk page. Happy editing! Fraudoktorkatie (talk) 14:39, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Article Topic[edit]

My project topic for the IAH 209 wikipedia project is:

Reality Television in The United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television

Juliestein016 (talk) 23:21, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Sources[edit]

Here is a list of five additional sources I think would be beneficial to this article:

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200109/why-america-loves-reality-tv This is an article in the Magazine "Psychology Today" titles "Why America Loves Reality TV" I think this would improve the article because there is a section called "other influences in pop culture," and "appeal" but nothing specific on why Reality TV is so successful and popular, especially in The US

2. http://www.tv.com/shows/category/reality/ This is a list of The most popular Reality TV shows. It's a short and simple source but is relevant to adding information to this article because part of this article focuses on "sub-genres." I think we could expand on this information with examples of the most successful sub-genres"

3. http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/soc499/cordray/media/Realitytv.html Here is a scholarly article from The University of Oregon titles "Reality TV- A Brief History." I chose this source because a large chunk of this article is "History" and this source can serve as building material that has already been written. The source also discusses old Reality TV shows as well as their owners, broadcasters and the CEOs of said companies.

4. https://anhoward.wordpress.com/the-effect-reality-tv-is-having-on-us-shocking-statistics/ This list titled " Reality Television: Creating a World Where no one is Real" seems bias and opinionated, but is actually a list of compiled facts and statistics pertaining to reality TV. Unbiased facts such as these will make a great additional section to this article.

5. http://www.today.com/news/reality-check-reality-tv-fans-youre-more-neurotic-1C7320186 This source, found from TODAY.com discusses personality attributes associated with the liking of reality TV. This article will coincide with my first source, noting the "appeal" and "pop culture influences" on Reality TV.

Juliestein016 (talk) 17:39, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]