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Reality shows now have a duty of care to their contestants
Reality shows can be a psychological minefield for both participants and fans.
To stick or twist? Love Island is a perfect illustration of the investment model of relationships.
Sustainable fashion collaborations show that living an eco-friendly life can be fun - here’s how popular shows can help dismantle consumerism altogether.
Voyeurism provides a glimpse into the private life of another person to give audiences a revealing and entertaining experience.
What exactly goes into that perfect “reality” television?
Influencers fill emotional and information needs. They are perceived as role models followers identify with, or whose example they want to follow.
The new season of The Bachelorette Australia is making some historic firsts in the franchise when it comes to on-screen bisexual representation.
The producers are recasting the show as a documentary. The original version would have done more harm than good for the causes being showcased, two scholars argue.
To witness South Asian representation on a global platform is liberating, but what one is being represented for is of more importance, if not the most.
The #MyOrthodoxLife movement challenges both mainstream and ultra-Orthodox media to tell more nuanced and complex stories about Jewish women.
Big Brother Naija has a strong hold on the Nigerian public. Why?
Our research shows what valuable followers fume about.
There is little language for sex acts that aren’t going all the way, the full shebang, doing it…
We fall for people based on appearance, kindness and wealth. It’s not as simple as removing one part of the equation.
A woman’s right to use fillers and have plastic surgery was a topic of discussion on the show after a male contestant alluded that he found women who used such enhancements ‘fake’.
It’s not just the drama that gets people to tune in every night
Sang celebrates self-deprecation and negative emotions, its followers catapulted the unlikely and unenthusiastic singer to the finale of a Chinese boy band show.
Instead of feeling ashamed about our guilty pleasures, it is time to understand how they really work
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