Some people argue that media are too celebrity centric. However, I feel that the focus on celebrities is due to public demand and is more or less equal to the media's focus on other walks too. I shall explain my stance in two main points.
Firstly, newspapers have specific sections that include news from different areas such as business, politics, sports, entertainment etecetra. It is the top people from each field that make news and since they make news they are famous. Thus, it is obvious that famous people will be broadcasted in newspapers. Also, it is us that have given such people a status called " famous" . Holding the media responsible for the status given by us is preposterous and in a way double standard.
Moreover, it is the people who come on television and become famous, not the other way round. For example, a news channel talking about the owner of a new start up may not be big news at first. However, if that startup becomes a hit amongst the crowd and then if a news channel broadcasts an interview with its owner, the same news will now be huge. This happens because more number of people become interested in knowing how that owner made it big. Initially, no one paid heed to what the owner was talking about. Thus, it is the deeds of the a person that make him famous and it is us public who wants to know more about that person thereby giving the media an insight to gather mpre information about his life.
Finally, the situation of whether or not the media is too focused on lives of famous people is complex. Some people may still feel that so much status is unnecessary. Nevertheless I feel that the media is also a money making industry and news is what we as people are intersted in and therefore if it is famous people, so be it.
Some
people
argue that
media
are too celebrity centric.
However
, I feel that the focus on celebrities is due to public demand and is more or less equal to the media's focus on other walks too. I shall
explain
my stance in two main points.
Firstly
, newspapers have specific sections that include
news
from
different
areas such as business, politics, sports, entertainment
etecetra
. It is the top
people
from each field that
make
news
and since they
make
news
they are
famous
.
Thus
, it is obvious that
famous
people
will
be broadcasted
in newspapers.
Also
, it is us that have
given
such
people
a status called
"
;
famous"
;
.
Holding the
media
responsible for the status
given
by us is preposterous and in a way double standard.
Moreover
, it is the
people
who
come
on television and become
famous
, not the other way round.
For example
, a
news
channel talking about the
owner
of a
new
start
up may not be
big
news
at
first
.
However
, if that startup becomes a hit amongst the crowd and then if a
news
channel broadcasts an interview with its
owner
, the same
news
will
now
be huge. This happens
because
more number of
people
become interested in knowing how that
owner
made it
big
.
Initially
, no one paid heed to what the
owner
was talking about.
Thus
, it is the deeds of
the a
person that
make
him
famous
and it is us public who wants to know more about that person thereby giving the
media
an insight to gather
mpre
information about his life.
Finally
, the situation of
whether or not
the
media
is too focused on
lives
of
famous
people
is complex.
Some
people
may
still
feel that
so
much status is unnecessary.
Nevertheless
I feel that the
media
is
also
a money making industry and
news
is what we as
people
are
intersted
in and
therefore
if it is
famous
people
,
so
be it.