Student English 104 24 October 2012 One Nation, Indivisible, and Reality TV for All: Positive Effects of Reality TV on American Citizens In a society where Honey Boo Boo Child, Snooki and friends, and multitudes of talented Americans, rule the airwaves, it’s hard to flip on your television and not find yourself tuned into reality TV. With demonstrations of bad behavior, idiocy, loose morals and unreal ideals of physical beauty, reality TV has earned its fair share of critics. Fear not though, avid television viewer, there are reality TV shows out there that are doing great things for American citizens! Programming that inspires change, dispels common stereotypes and brings attention to issues the average American faces on a daily basis, does exist. Reality television, while riddled with the ridiculous, is actually home to a whole sub-genre of charitable programming. Whether it’s building a new home for a disabled veteran, a sick child, or a family displaced by tragedy on ABC’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” or CEO’s giving back to hardworking employees on CBS’ “Undercover Boss”, this ever expanding genre of reality TV is meeting a need in today’s society. According to Time magazine writers James Poniewozik and Jeanne McDowell in“When You Wish Upon TV,” these programs, not only help the participants, but also remind the at home viewer that they too can help others in their own communities. A quick trip over to the “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” web page, joinextreme.com, does indeed offer a plethora of links for volunteers, public donations and corporate sponsors. In her 2010 article for the Journal of Popular Film and Television, “The Civic Function of Reality Entertainment,” Laurie Ouelette contends that in today’s climate of financial uncertainty and economic instability, “reality TV continues to be mobilized as a resource for educating and guiding individuals and populations” (Ouellete 68). Shows like NBC’s “Biggest Loser” and ABC’s “Shark Tank” and “Secret Millionaire”, are all demonstrations of this higher civic function of reality TV. On “Biggest Loser” overweight competitors both on and off screen accomplish their goals of weight loss through hard work, commitment, and healthy living. “Shark Tank” encourages the creative viewer to tap into their entrepreneurial side, and “Secret Millionaire” bridges the gap between rich and poor in our society and encourages the viewer to lend a helping hand to the less fortunate in their own communities. These themes can be interpreted by the viewing audience as taking the initiative and making plans to change whatever they conceive to be inadequate or undesirable in their own lives or communities. In keeping with Ouellette’s idea of reality TV as a tool for mobilizing civic responsibility, we can tune into Discovery Channel’s Planet Green. Planet Green TV has, in its current lineup, a whole host of eco-friendly shows including: “Cool Fuel” which explores alternative fuel option.

1. Student
English 104
24 October 2012
One Nation, Indivisible, and Reality TV for All:
Positive Effects of Reality TV on American Citizens
In a society where Honey Boo Boo Child, Snooki and
friends, and multitudes of talented Americans, rule the
airwaves, it’s hard to flip on your television and not find
yourself tuned into reality TV. With demonstrations of bad
behavior, idiocy, loose morals and unreal ideals of physical
beauty, reality TV has earned its fair share of critics. Fear not
though, avid television viewer, there are reality TV shows out
there that are doing great things for American citizens!
Programming that inspires change, dispels common stereotypes
and brings attention to issues the average American faces on a
daily basis, does exist.
Reality television, while riddled with the ridiculous, is
actually home to a whole sub-genre of charitable programming.
Whether it’s building a new home for a disabled veteran, a sick
child, or a family displaced by tragedy on ABC’s “Extreme
Makeover Home Edition” or CEO’s giving back to hardworking
employees on CBS’ “Undercover Boss”, this ever expanding
genre of reality TV is meeting a need in today’s society.
According to Time magazine writers James Poniewozik and
Jeanne McDowell in“When You Wish Upon TV,” these
programs, not only help the participants, but also remind the at
home viewer that they too can help others in their own
communities. A quick trip over to the “Extreme Makeover
Home Edition” web page, joinextreme.com, does indeed offer a
plethora of links for volunteers, public donations and corporate
sponsors.
In her 2010 article for the Journal of Popular Film and

2. Television, “The Civic Function of Reality Entertainment,”
Laurie Ouelette contends that in today’s climate of financial
uncertainty and economic instability, “reality TV continues to
be mobilized as a resource for educating and guiding
individuals and populations” (Ouellete 68). Shows like NBC’s
“Biggest Loser” and ABC’s “Shark Tank” and “Secret
Millionaire”, are all demonstrations of this higher civic function
of reality TV. On “Biggest Loser” overweight competitors both
on and off screen accomplish their goals of weight loss through
hard work, commitment, and healthy living. “Shark Tank”
encourages the creative viewer to tap into their entrepreneurial
side, and “Secret Millionaire” bridges the gap between rich and
poor in our society and encourages the viewer to lend a helping
hand to the less fortunate in their own communities. These
themes can be interpreted by the viewing audience as taking the
initiative and making plans to change whatever they conceive to
be inadequate or undesirable in their own lives or communities.
In keeping with Ouellette’s idea of reality TV as a tool for
mobilizing civic responsibility, we can tune into Discovery
Channel’s Planet Green. Planet Green TV has, in its current
lineup, a whole host of eco-friendly shows including: “Cool
Fuel” which explores alternative fuel options, “Living With Ed”
which follows the green life of actor/environmentalist Ed
Begley and his family, and “Stuff Happens” where Bill Nye the
“Science Guy” walks us through what happens to our trash and
how it affects our environment (Planetgreen.discovery.com).
With the effects of global warming becoming more and more
obvious, “green” TV makes green living both desirable and
accessible to the average viewer.
While some reality TV shows are helping us to transform
our communities, others are helping us to transform ourselves.
Cynthia M. Frisby, in her USA Today article “Getting Real with
Reality TV,” describes reality TV as an outlet for the innate
human need of social comparison. Frisby tells us that social
comparison theory, developed in the 1950’s by Leon Festinger ,
suggests that people seek self-acceptance through weighing

3. their own abilities, opinions, accomplishments, etc. against
those of others. In doing so, a person conducts either an
upward or downward comparison (Frisby 53). A viewer who
watches contestants on FOX’s “American Idol” or NBC’s
“America’s Got Talent” and is inspired to sign up for voice or
dance lessons is motivated by upward comparison. A parent
who watches 7 year old Alana Thompson guzzling her favorite
mixture of Red Bull and Mountain Dew, on TLC’s “Here Comes
Honey Boo Boo,” and pats themselves on the back for being a
better parent than Alana’s mother, is feeling the confidence
boost from a downward comparison (Frisby 53). In short,
reality TV acts as a natural motivator and mood enhancer for
the person watching it.
Keeping with Ouellette’s views of reality TV as inspiring
American citizens to give back and take care of their
communities and country, and Frisby’s theory of reality TV as a
vehicle for social comparison, a recent survey by the Girl Scout
Research Institute of 1,100 girls across the country found that
even youth are positively affected by reality TV. Most of the
regular viewers surveyed agreed that “real life” reality TV, i.e.
MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and “16 and Pregnant,” promotes bad
behavior, being mean to get ahead and outer beauty over inner
beauty. These regular viewers also tended to be more self-
confident (inside and out) and display more leadership qualities
than their non-viewing counterparts. Of the regular viewers of
reality TV, 75% surveyed agreed that scenarios and issues
raised on reality TV opened up lines of communication with
their parents, 68% indicated that reality TV “makes me believe I
can achieve anything in life,” and 62% agreed that reality TV
brought “awareness of social issues and causes” (girlscouts.org-
research).
Reality TV is also doing a lot to discount widely held
stereotypes. One commonly held stereotype is that African
American fathers are often absent from the home. MTV’s
“Run’s House,” E! Channel’s “Snoop Dogg’s Fatherhood,” and
BET’s “The Family Crews” are all programs that show black

4. fathers as active and present in their families lives. According
to Debra C. Smith, assistant professor in the Department of
Africana Studies at University of North Carolina, this type of
reality programming picks up where the beloved “The Cosby
Show” left off. These families are helping to dispel the myth of
the black family as being headed by the mother and comprised
of unruly, uneducated, and unmotivated children (Smith). In
addition, these shows are performing a civic function of
encouraging positive and plentiful interactions between black
fathers and their children (Smith).
Other groups being promoted positively via reality TV
include overweight American’s (Style Network’s “Ruby” and
ABC’s “The Biggest Loser”) and American’s with dwarfism
(TLC’s “Little People, Big World” and “The Little Couple”).
One article “From the Freak Show to the Living Room: Cultural
Representations of Dwarfism and Obesity,” written by Laura
Backstrom for Sociological Forum, looks at “Ruby” and “Little
People, Big World” in particular. Style Network’s “Ruby”
follows the struggles of severely obese Ruby Gettinger to
transform to a healthier body type while trying to reclassify
obesity as a medical issue that can be controlled and overcome
with proper medical treatment (Backstrom). “Little People, Big
World,” on the other hand focuses on the Roloff family,
comprised of two dwarf, or “little” parents, one “little” child
and three normal-sized children, and their trials and triumphs
while adapting to a normal sized world (Backstrom). According
to Backstrom, these shows draw the viewer in with curiosity
about atypical body types and then use their platform to
promote understanding and awareness of these same body types.
Both of these shows inspire viewers to have more compassion
for people who are of abnormal body types and encourage those
in similar situations to continue to be positive and work hard to
live happy, successful lives (Backstrom).
With so many shows that address current problems in our
society, reality TV viewers can walk away from their giant, hi-
definition, LCD screens with a feeling of inspiration. Some

5. may be inspired to donate their time and money to local
charities while others may be inspired take charge of their lives
and make positive changes. So, when you find yourself signing
up for dance classes at your local YMCA, or tossing your
plastic water bottle in the recycling bin instead of the garbage
can, you can most likely thank reality TV. As it turns out,
reality TV is motivating you to strive for your dreams, be a
better neighbor and citizen and save our planet, all from the
comfort of your living room!
Work Cited
Backstrom, Laura. “From the Freak Show to the Living Room:
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TV.” Girl Scouts of the USA. 2011. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.
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Poniewozik, James and McDowell, Jeanne. “When You Wish

6. Upon TV.” Time. 165.24 (2005): 48-50. Academic Search
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and submitted on time (even early in the week - thanks) - this
assignment is to get your familiar with legal documents and
YOU did it well - high "A" material...
Assignment 2: The Statutes
Research, review, and analyze Anti-Miscegenation Statutes in
the United
States and chose two (2) relevant cases. Then, write a 4-5 page
paper in which you:
1. Analyze and evaluate each case independently by providing
the following (about two paragraphs per case):
. Facts of the case
. Issues
. Rule
1. Compare and contrast both cases in regards to the Anti-
Miscegenation Statutes.
1. Analyze how this statute could have influenced Brown v.
Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) and the Fourteenth
Amendment.
1. Explain the significance of this statute to the Defense of
Marriage Act (DOM).
Your assignment must:
· Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size

7. 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for
any additional instructions.
· Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Apply and rule on moral and ethical analysis to issues relevant
to the public administration decision-making process.
· Interpret the language of the U.S. Constitution and the U.S.
legal system in order to explain the principles and process of
constitutional, regulatory, and administrative laws at the federal
and state levels.
· Use the “case” approach to the U.S. legal system for
researching cases, laws, and other legal communications using
technology and information resources.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
constitution and administrative law.
· Write clearly and concisely about issues in constitution and
administrative law using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills,
using the following rubric found here
Points: 280
Assignment 2: The Statutes
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
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8. 1. Analyze and evaluate case 1, including the facts of the case,
issues, and rule.
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including the facts of the case, issues, and rule.
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the case, issues, and rule.
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of the case, issues, and rule.
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of the case, issues, and rule.
2. Analyze and evaluate case 2, including the facts of the case,
issues, and rule.
Weight:18%
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including the facts of the case, issues, and rule.
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the case, issues, and rule.
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of the case, issues, and rule.
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of the case, issues, and rule.
3. Compare and contrast both cases in regards to the Anti-
Miscegenation Statutes.
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cases in regards to the Anti-Miscegenation Statutes.
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Anti-Miscegenation Statutes.
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the Anti-Miscegenation Statutes.
Thoroughly compared and contrasted both cases in regards to
the Anti-Miscegenation Statutes.
4. Analyze how this statute could have influenced Brown v.
Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) and the Fourteenth
Amendment.

9. Weight:18%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how this statute could
have influenced Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483
(1954) and the Fourteenth Amendment.
Partially analyzed how this statute could have influenced Brown
v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) and the Fourteenth
Amendment.
Satisfactorily analyzed how this statute could have influenced
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) and the
Fourteenth Amendment.
Thoroughly analyzed how this statute could have influenced
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) and the
Fourteenth Amendment.
5. Explain the significance of this statute to the Defense of
Marriage Act (DOM).
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this statute to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOM).
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Defense of Marriage Act (DOM).
Satisfactorily explained the significance of this statute to the
Defense of Marriage Act (DOM).
Thoroughly explained the significance of this statute to the
Defense of Marriage Act (DOM).
6. Clarity and writing mechanics
Weight: 10%
Checklist for the Persuasive Researched Position Essay (RP
Essay)
Introduction:
Author introduces the topic of the essay and engages the reader

10. ____
Author clearly states an arguable THESIS that he or she aims to
support in the body of
the paper using evidence from the sources collected. CLAIM
because A, B, C, etc or 1,2,3, etc--
should discuss 2-4 main points, in the order that makes sense.
Triplet thesis? ____
Body:Author includes a TOPIC SENTENCE that explains a
direct relationship between each
supporting point (2-4) being made and thesis. Thus, the thesis is
alluded back to multiple
times during the paper
____
Each main point (2-4) uses TEXTUAL EVIDENCE (including
quotes or very specific references,
NOT simply summary) from the primary text(s) to SHOW
directly how each claim/main
point being made supports the thesis
____
Research has been done and at least SIX credible sources are
used to help prove the
thesis. These sources are not merely random pieces, but rather
they are used to support
the author’s argument(s). Five sources support your thesis, one
refutes it ____
Author presents an opposing viewpoint to his or her thesis so as
to create a balanced
argument (acknowledges naysayers)
____
Conclusion:Author restates his or her thesis or her main points
____
Author expands the thesis outward to reflect on its greater
importance/implications/
meanings regarding the world and or human psychology (this
can happen earlier in the paper)
OR

11. Author calls the reader/audience to action
____
Other Things to Consider:Author includes a Works Cited page,
detailing all sources (at least 6) used ____
Author uses lead-ins to quotes/paraphrases and supports all
quotes to explain and clarify
(aka “quote” or “source sandwich”) and uses proper MLA
quoting format ____
The essay is in proper MLA format (Times New Roman, 12 pt
font, 1 inch margins,
double spaced, with headers that contain the author’s last name
and the page number) ____
The essay satisfies the paper page requirements (5-7 FULL
pages) & is a complete “package” ____
The essay is written clearly, concisely, and with MINIMAL to
NO spelling or mechanical
errors
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MLA Annotated Bibliography (Orlov)
Anna Orlov
Professor Willis
English 101
3 March XXXX
Online Monitoring: A Threat to Employee
Privacy in the Wired Workplace:

12. An Annotated Bibliography
Adams, Scott. Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel. New York:
Harper,
2002. Print.
Adams’s “Dilbert” cartoons are known for satirizing
everyday workplace issues. The cartoon on page 106 illustrates
how rampant Internet use in the workplace has become
and suggests that both employers and employees are well
aware of the practice. The cartoon points out the difficulty
employers face in trying to restrict employee Internet use.
American Management Association and ePolicy Institute. “2005
Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance Survey.” American
Management Association. Amer. Management Assn., 2005.
Web. 15 Feb. 2006.
According to the survey of workplace Internet use
summarized in this article, employers are most concerned
about employees visiting inappropriate Web sites. However,
employers’ monitoring of employees extends beyond blocking
certain Web sites. Many employers who participated in the

13. study also track individual keystrokes and review e-mails. The
study suggests that the majority of employers who monitor
Internet use are telling their employees that they are being
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Marginal annotations indicate MLA-style formatting and
effective writing.
In MLA style, each
entry begins at
the left margin;
subsequent lines
indent 1⁄2''.
The annotation
begins on a
new line and is
indented 1⁄2''.
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007).
This paper has been updated to follow the style guidelines in the
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,
7th ed. (2009).
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007).
monitored. These findings seem to contradict many of my
other sources, which claim that employers are not doing

14. enough to explain Internet monitoring to their employees.
“Automatically Record Everything They Do Online! Spector Pro
5.0
FAQ’s.” Netbus.org. Netbus.org, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2006.
Spector Pro is a type of Internet surveillance program.
This Web page, sponsored by the manufacturer of the product,
explains the functionality of the software and describes its
features. It can be installed on a variety of computers and
can be installed in “Stealth” mode so that the user cannot
detect the software on his or her computer. The program can
also monitor all computer use ranging from Word documents
to Web sites. This source supports my other sources by
illustrating the ease with which this kind of software can be
installed as well as the extensive amount of information it
can gather for employers.
Flynn, Nancy. “Internet Policies.” ePolicy Institute. ePolicy
Inst.,
n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2006.
This excerpt from Flynn’s The ePolicy Handbook offers

15. statistics on employee Internet use and five suggestions for
minimizing it. Flynn claims that the majority of employees in
the United States are using company time to surf the Internet
and that companies are suffering huge financial losses as a
result. Her suggestions for minimizing personal Internet use
include establishing a company Internet policy and installing
Orlov 2
Orlov interprets
the source’s
findings in relation
to other sources in
the bibliography.
Annotations are
usually three to
seven sentences
long.
Double-spacing is
used throughout,
with no extra space
between entries
and no extra space
between entries
and their annota-
tions.
monitoring software. This is consistent with the suggestions

16. of many other sources.
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007).
Frauenheim, Ed. “Stop Reading This Headline and Get Back to
Work.” CNET News.com. CNET Networks, 11 July 2005. Web.
17 Feb. 2006.
The author examines the results of a study of ten
thousand employees conducted by America Online and
Salary.com, which found that the Internet was the most
popular means of wasting time at work. Frauenheim notes
that the extra time spent surfing the Internet is costing
companies an estimated $759 billion a year but also quotes
the senior vice president at Salary.com and a director at
America Online, who argue that employee Internet use
actually increases productivity and creativity in the
workplace. Frauenheim suggests that the increase in personal
Internet use at work might result from a longer average
workday and that use of the Internet has made employees

17. more efficient, giving them more free time to waste.
Gonsalves, Chris. “Wasting Away on the Web.” eWeek.com.
Ziff
Davis Enterprise Holdings, 8 Aug. 2005. Web. 16 Feb. 2006.
In this editorial, Gonsalves considers the implications of
several surveys, including one in which 61% of respondents
said that their companies had the right to spy on them. The
author agrees with this majority, claiming that it’s fine if his
company chooses to monitor him as long as the company
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discloses its monitoring practices. He adds that he would
prefer not to know the extent of the monitoring. This article,
though not entirely objective, offers an employee’s
perspective on Internet surveillance in the workplace. It also
Summary is
followed by a
balanced evaluation
of the source.
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007).

18. contradicts some of my other sources, which claim that
employees want to know and should know all the details of
their company’s monitoring procedures.
Kesan, Jay P. “Cyber-Working or Cyber-Shirking? A First
Principles
Examination of Electronic Privacy in the Workplace.” Florida
Law Review 54.2 (2002): 289-332. Print.
This extensive, balanced article examines the legal
issues involved in Internet monitoring and employee privacy.
Kesan establishes that US written law and common law do not
guarantee a right to electronic privacy in the workplace. He
suggests that Internet policies should be addressed through
a “market-based” contractual approach that would benefit
both employers and employees. Kesan examines employee
concerns, such as a working parent’s desire to check on his or
her children while at work, and employer concerns, such as
legal liability for inappropriate employee Internet use. He
concludes that a company should develop an Internet policy,
make that policy known to all employees, and then monitor

19. employees to ensure that the policy is being followed.
Lane, Frederick S., III. The Naked Employee: How Technology
Is Compromising Workplace Privacy. New York: Amer.
Management Assn., 2003. Print.
Lane’s book discusses the lack of employee privacy
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in the modern workplace. The author acknowledges that
employers have several reasons to be concerned about employee
Internet use, such as theft, a decrease in productivity, and
workplace lawsuits. At the same time, however, he questions
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007).
where employers will draw the line as technology becomes
better and better at tracking an employee’s every move.
This book is accessible and draws from a variety of sources;
it confirms the information provided by my other sources.
Tam, Pui-Wing, et al. “Snooping E-Mail by Software Is Now a

20. Workplace Norm.” Wall Street Journal 9 Mar. 2005: B1+. Print.
The authors point out that in every state except
Connecticut and Delaware, companies can legally monitor
employee e-mail without notifying employees and can also use
e-mails as evidence in lawsuits against employees. According
to the article, only 27% of companies monitor employee-to-
employee e-mails, although these e-mails are potentially the
most incriminating, since employees are less likely to censor
themselves with other employees. The article also explores
the means by which companies now monitor employee e-mail,
such as software that searches not only for inappropriate
words but also for words specific to the industry and even
the company. Although the article is narrowly focused, it
offers a good overview of current practices regarding e-mail
monitoring in the workplace.
Tynan, Daniel. “Your Boss Is Watching.” PC World. PC World
Communications, 6 Oct. 2004. Web. 17 Sept. 2006.
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21. This conversational article presents ten myths about
employee Internet and computer monitoring and reveals how
wrong they are. Although several of the “myths” are discussed
more extensively in my other sources, Tynan presents some
new information. For example, he states that some employers
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007).
monitor employee Webmail accounts in addition to company
e-mail accounts. Perhaps most important, the article gives a
sense of how unaware most employees are about the current
capabilities of employee Internet monitoring and about their
own lack of legal protection from employers who monitor
them.
Verespej, Michael A. “Inappropriate Internet Surfing.” Industry
Week. Penton Media, 7 Feb. 2000. Web. 16 Feb. 2006.
Unlike most of my other sources, this article is aimed
at employers and suggests that they need to do more to
establish Internet policies and monitor employees. Verespej

22. warns that if employers do not establish Internet policies,
they leave themselves vulnerable to expensive and
damaging lawsuits, such as suits based on inappropriate or
discriminatory e-mails distributed in the workplace. He offers
several examples to back up his claim that employers are
more at risk than employees from lawsuits. This seems to
contradict the information in my other sources, which present
the risks mostly in terms of employees’ privacy.
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