Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.
To begin with, the most attractive story of this kind of news must be scandal, such as love affairs, drug abuse, and violent events. Once the media find out those kinds of scandals, their will try everything to get the newest information and print that out. I consider the media nowadays give little thought about our children. These stories may cause negative impact on children’s mental development, and even give them chances to imitate those immoral behaviors.
Furthermore, I think the privacy of those famous people should be respected. Famous singers or movie stars actually don’t have the duty to share every little detail in their life with people all over the world. Privacy and basic human right are crucial not just to us, but everybody. Behind the screen, they are nothing but normal people just like you and me. I believe no one will be happy to see his or her private photos appear on the newspapers and TV news headline.
In addition, instead of reporting celebrities’gossip, I strongly believe that the media should focus on the truly important news around the world which are really relative to our life, such as the situation of ozone depletion, the recent crackdown in Myanmar, or the news in national stock market. I’m sure these stories above are much useful than a famous singer who just shaved her hair.
One day I opened the newspaper, just as I suspected, Britney Spears, the famous singer, appeared in the front page again. This time, she can’t stand the critical public opinion and her miserable career any more, so she shaved all of her hair and became a bald girl. I couldn’t help but wonder: Does it has any meaning to focus on a celebrity’s daily life? Why should the readers have to know about such a piece of unimportant news? The answer will be no, of course. But how does it happen? Why almost all the media tend to focus on famous people’s life? I believe the very answer is quite obvious: The public is curious about famous people’s daily life. It can make people feel getting closer to those well-known entertainers and celebrities by watching or reading these stories. However, I think this phenomenon is negative to public in a long run.
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