Overdosing on Media Coverage

Without going into too much detail about an article in this morning's Toronto Star, how does a "doctor counselling stars on reality show" have the audacity to claim that "our fascination with bad behaviour needs to stop"??

Sure, many people I know can be lumped into the "We're making fun of people with serious mental health issues." group, but to claim that "That hasn't really entered the public consciousness yet." is incorrect, at least from perspective I have from the chair I sit when writing this.

Someone ought to let the doctor know that generally, the "public" is uninterested.

It is the media outlets with their insatiable need for ratings and an overtly over-fascination with celebrities shortcomings and goings-on, even packaging all actors and artists into the "celebrity" category as if all performers crave the intense spotlight of tabloid journalism and somehow enjoy the pervasiveness that group of rogue photographers dubbed the "paparazzi" for good reason.

It is all so sad. I really ought to stop reading the Entertainment section and concentrate the World and Business sections.

Comments

[Valerie]

Owlets, like baby owls ... always on the lookout. lol.

Thanks for being on typo watch.

[david]

"media owlets" ??

:)