Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, Newspapers, Magazines, and other media pay too much of attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities. Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.
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I agree that media highlights the personal lives of famous people and celebrities.
Newspapers, Magazines, Television and Internet are the most popular means of mass communication. If you look at any glossy news magazine, front glossy cover page has a photograph of one or the other celebrity. Look at any newspaper, the first page talks of politically prominent person with their photographs. On news channels on a television there are repeated news of celebrity’s personal lives like a particular person’s gorgeous house, the latter’s past and present love affairs, his married life, latter’s family members, and their weddings even their pets. This sounds really very funny and boring.
Some time back, there was wedding of an Indian film star’s son with a film actress. Although date of marriage was somewhere in March, all TV channels, magazines and news papers were busy from February till almost May giving news right from pre-preparation of a wedding till the honeymoon of the newlyweds. Four big months spent just for wedding news.
The said news included what all religious temples they visited, which all Astrologers they met, what all rituals they performed before the wedding, during the wedding and after the wedding. Because some prominent politicians and Industrialists happen to be their friends, those were also excessively highlighted by the entire media. This wedding has hardly any significance for a commoner.
In conclusion, media must emphasize on national economy, business, current affairs, and education and alike that affects the common men. News of celebrity’s personal life etc can be given second priority and not the first priority.
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