Television is wrongly termed "the idiot box"

The modern television has been termed the "idiot box" by many of its critics who have aired this statement in newspapers, magazines, and some, ironically, on television stations. While the television does have many broadcasts that have no educational or factual value to them, there are hundreds of broadcasts and stations that do. The television is a source of education and knowledge as well as a source of entertainment. The news channels, science channels, and history channels all have important information that can help and better educate us than by reading that same information by showing examples, directions, and photographs that would have been too small or not in enough detail. The news channels have become a huge source of our information in the modern day life, giving us worldwide news that a newspaper could not have, and the latest coverage from a disaster area or from an important event that is taking place. The history channels have also been a success and have many shows that give information on the early Americas and the rest of the world. A lot of historical information I have learned has not come from a high school information or college classes, but from history channels. Those are just two examples of important channels and stations that the television has brought us and there are hundreds more like it to choose from, showing that the television is more than just some "idiot box".