The media plays an important role in spreading information disclosure to the public. Nowadays, people cannot leave without mass media, the major ones being newspapers, television and internet and with the help of technological improvements to send messages to the masses is becoming easier and easier.
The influence of media also becomes incredible. The most recent case would be Prince William splits from Kate.(Britain's Prince William, world's most eligible bachelor) The couple had been under intense media pressure since they met at in 2001 when they were still university students. There had been rumors of an engagement in recent mouth which prompted intense interest from the public. This led to raising harassments from the media such as the harassment complaint against the Daily Mirror over a close-up photograph published by the paper. they are after all just young couple who need privacy but the media were very barbaric in their rabid persuit of the couple.The intention of the media is to report the news to the public but due to their extreme behaviors that pressurize on the royal couple, the media is the key factor that contributes to the tragedy.
The media serves to inform and educate the public by doing investigation and follow-up on reports and events. However, there is a thin line between exposure and intrusion. Due to intense completions among different forms of media, some black sheep among them actually used despicable and unethical means to invade the privacy of the public figures or celebrities. An example will be Easy Finder publication of semi-nude photos of pop singer Gillian Chung that were secretly taken backstage without her consent. To make matter worse, the semi-nude photos were published in the front cover of Easy Finder, a weekly magazine well known for its use of hidden cameras and paparazzi photography. What happens if children and youths see the magazines? This definitely will set a bad influence on them and instill them the wrong moral values. The incident caused an outrage of injustice and sympathy towards Gillian Chung. Action star Jackie Chan, along with many Hong Kong Artises attended a televised rally in Hong Kong protesting against local media intrusion and demanded for protection and rights for celebrities. Media sometimes abuses its power and influence to commit immoral acts in order to create some reports to hit the headlines and attain higher readership.
Another incident will be the accusatory reports on Tom Cruise being a homosexual. As quoted fom the article, Actor Tom Cruise has filed a second $100m (?0.9m) defamation suit over claims that he had a gay affair during his marriage to the actress Nicole Kidman. The press, being very influential, can mislead the public into believing the reports which can be a made-up story and gradually changes public's impression of the publis figure. In the long run, the public will start to question the credibility of the media when similar events occurs overe and over again
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