Borat will always be pointed at as a reason not to be on television.
Borat is simply a reason not to be stupid.
Borat was an exercise in taking advantage of the trusting, the good natured and the naive.
Would it have looked differently if apostolics were running the cameras, editing the footage and packaging it for broadcast? I would certainly hope so.
Do say we should not be on television because of Borat is like saying we shouldn't drive cars because we saw a fat man in a Chevette.