I love entertainment as much as the next person but when is there a stopping point? With all the things going on in this world, mainstream news and media are currently obsessing over the debacle of Charlie Sheen. I think these are the times when the subjects or news worthy stories become more in control than the sources that report them. I was watching The Today Show regarding the Virginia Tech shootings and they were debating how much information should be shared regarding the gunman. It became a conflict when they realized that part of the shooter ‘s plan was to get publicity. He knew that what he was going to do was going to make the headlines. I guess the Today Show grew a conscious and did not want to play into it but it was too late. The problem is I don’t think the media factors in their subject agenda of them using the media vs. the media using them. Right now it’s the Charlie Sheen Circus and he is the ringleader. He even decided to join the twitterverse to get his point across. But we love it right? We watch real life people struggle and judge them as they continue to spiral down to self-destruction. Who need soap operas anymore? I also remember when a CNN reporter got frustrated when she was reporting Paris Hilton leaving jail and said enough. Shouldn’t we say enough at some point when entertainment news becomes more reported than the actual news?
-world according to april
I agree with you and share your feelings, but I'll admit I have allowed myself to get sucked right into a couple of his interviews. I felt like I had lowered myself into a cesspool of media decay, but I was also entertained in the same manner that we would be amused by observing a friend or classmate misbehaving in public or in a classroom.
ReplyDeleteThe media is using Charlie Sheen for ratings, but I get the sneaky feeling that Sheen is playing the media at the same time...all the way to the bank!