It seems like only yesterday when most people were concerned about protecting their privacy. Now it seems like a number of people are clamoring for their own reality television show where they are willing to throw their doors wide open and let the world peek inside. Apparently, it has come to the point where this is one of the few ways left for individuals who have nothing else to offer to achieve celebrity. Gain an appearance on TV and you become a star.
COLUMN: Television sets bad examples for Americans
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CST;
updated 9:50 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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