Fill in the Blanks Integrated essay (verbs)Online version Read the text and complete the gaps with an appropriate word. by Jean Marie Mirandé 1 disagrees presented attend introduced could Appearing viewed appear The passage three reasons why professors should appear on TV : gaining reputation for the professor , for the college , and to educate the general public . However , the lecture . Professors who frequently on TV are not generally as a serious scholar . As a result , those professors will receive less invitation to academic conferences or less likely to receive research grant . This seriously hinders the professor's opportunity to further grow as a researcher . Professors who frequently appear on TV also have negative effect on students and the university . on TV takes a lot of time to prepare , including preparation for the material , transportation time , and even time to dress up . This precious time can also be used to teach class , help students , or even do further research . As a result , professors who appear on TV waste a lot of time that they can contribute to teaching and research . Professors appearing on TV doesn't usually help educating the general public . The TV network is not interested in having the professor explaining the intellectual substances of their researches . Rather , they are interested in having them explain some basic background information or history . This type of information can be easily by a serious reporter who has done his work properly . Because of the above reasons , it is highly questionable whether professors appearing on TV has any advantage . In fact , it bring negative consequence both to the professors themselves and the universities they teach .