Tuesday, 2 November 2021

The media and life of public figures

    News and information on current events are some of the few most important things people look for every day. Reading the daily newspaper is as important as coffee in the morning, where huge headlines catch the interests of the readers. But what delivers this precious news? Media, the plural forum of the medium, describes any channel of communication and is used to spread important news and update the people.

    Media focus on different areas, one of them is the area of journalistic ethics which involves exhaustive fieldwork on group behavior in the processes for obtaining information, much less on media harassment of public figures. for example the diffusion of a photograph of Princess Diana in the Italian magazine Chi. The black-and-white image showed Diana, unconscious or already dead, while someone is giving her oxygen. They have been plagued with rampant sensationalism, unanimously condemning the diffusion of photographers. Perhaps It's hard for a normal private person to imagine the stress, anxiety, or oppressiveness caused by the constant harassment of reporters. Although it may be simply a form of virtual entertainment, the truth is that paparazzi are obstreperous.  

    On the other hand, Journalistic practices are really trying to find out the truth (information, the news story, etc). They have a significant role to play in responsible research and innovation. addition, keeping the public informed about leading scientific discoveries and engaging the public in authoritative clear debates about different kinds of issues.  However, media tools can be used to increase the exchange of information and knowledge. 

    To sum up, I think that celebrities have been victims of rough harassment. They deserve the same kind of privacy as a normal private person. However, the media has been one of the most important things in this world: they give us new information essential for the construction of important events and creating a perspective about facts. The final result will depend on the intention of the journal. Moreover, public figures are the principal stereotype for a lot of people so it's important to know about them and the type of person who has been.




1 comment:

  1. Thanks Karin- I was delighted to read your essay. Here are a few comments that will make your work look better: don't say "public figures" use "celebrities" instead. In English, figures refer to numbers and you can use it to describe an attractive female body or as a verb to denote notoriety. The last line of the first paragraph, use ... and keep people updated" ;)
    In paragraph 3 say "in addition,..." instead of additon..
    Last sentence say "they type of person they have been"
    Use synonyms for celebrity: household name, star, luminary, famous people, etc. Also, check that the prepositions you use are correct and give a final check to punctuation and spelling.
    Very good and entertaining job.

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