The news media cannot be entirely blamed for this unhealthy paparazzi culture. Competition is very stiff in this cut-throat world of news and gossip reporting: Be quick or be dead. New firms try to make a name for themselves and the old guard try to keep relevant everyday. In this high-pressure cooking pot, going to extremes seem perfectly justified with deadlines hovering above your head daily.
The readers also have a part in the creation of this culture. With the advent of social media, new stories spread at lightning speed through the Internet. The printed word cannot hold a candle to almost instantaneous updates on trending news and the blazing speed which gossip travels. As such, these publishing firms have to get the juiciest and most exclusive content that competitors and the general public do not have. Such content is obviously only obtained through more underhand and more unscrupulous methods than a simple interview.
The demand for gossip and information about people has driven companies to resort to extreme methods. Perhaps in this world where any thing can be found online in a few mouse clicks, readers feel that newspapers and tabloids must provide almost constant information about celebrities and politicians.
2 comments:
Sean, i think another part in the creation of culture would be the law in place by the law enforcers. As the law enforcers themselves to not want to offend the news media lest they appear next on the tabloids, they choose to close an eye to this, however, i think this is very important and the law enforcers should be more strict in their stand and not manipulated by the news media.
Hi Sean, you have proved to me again that a wide range of vocabulary, good phrasing are two integral parts of interesting written work. However, perhaps you can try to elaborate more on the law aspect - as Yu Xiang has pointed out. Also, in my opinion, you have not given sufficient specific examples that support your views. Overall, though, good job once again :)
-Liang Hao
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