The Benefits of Television

The Benefits of Television Television is part of the American culture. It benefits people in many ways. Many people use the television as a mayor part of information. Television is beneficial because it provides news, entertainment and education.News is the first beneficial aspect of television. For example, people today need to watch the news to keep track of what is happening with the war in Iraq. Also, news provides information on weather, crime and many other news that are occurring around the world. Another example is that news gives people information on school closings and traffic before he or she may want to leave the house. These are some reasons why news on television are beneficial.Entertainment is the second reason why television is beneficial. Entertainment takes peoples minds away from the bad situations that could be occurring in every day life. On the article "Friend or foe? The cult of tivo Cometh," Warren st John says that "people that use the device called tivo is a gods machine"(1).Communit y Educational Television