reality television programs

The ups and downs of Ally Cavanaugh's freshman year of college are taped and broadcasted when she agrees to be a cast member on "In the House," the new reality show on uncensored cable television.

Questions whether the mass media, especially television, presents an accurate representation of the news or whether it is more concerned with the sensational story.

While attending a New Hampshire culinary academy, North Carolina high schooler Nora suspects someone of sabotaging the academy's televised cooking competition.

Explores reality television, its history, negative and positive effects on viewers, how real it is, and the financial facts.

Although sixteen-year-old Sophie has grown up working in her family's Mediterranean restaurant in Washington, D.C., she is not prepared to compete on the new reality show, Teen Test Kitchen, when her best friend Alex convinces her to audition. Includes recipes.

Describes different kinds of reality television shows, editing tricks used to skew their reality, and the impact of the show experience on participants.

When Hampton High senior Jesse is cast in a reality television show along with five other, more popular students, drama on and off screen reveals that what the audience and producers want is not the same as what Jesse wants.

A.J. and his classmates compete to win a grand prize of an all-expenses-paid vacation and a year's supply of pork sausage by taking part in a reality television show, but have difficulty after the weird director, Ms. Beard, tells them to act normal.