Monday, January 12, 2015

Media Coverage Of Current Celebrity Gossip

By Enid Hinton


Curiosity is to human nature and that is why people always want to make new discoveries by learning new things and information. In this regard, one of the things that intrigue most people is learning the happenings and more details of their favorite. For that, broadcasting media have put up current celebrity gossip as a segment which is an opportunity to be exploited given its popularity and the attention it attracts.

Some of the topics that are usually covered in these gossips entail the health status of these individuals, their new dressing codes, the relationship status and everything surrounding their careers and personal lives. Moreover, the more controversial the issue is, the more attention it will attract as it makes the story juicy.

Celebrity is a huge title as it covers a couple of individual in different fields such as politicians, musicians, movie stars, athletes and news anchors. The need for people to learn and discover new thing is what makes them want to know more about these individuals in regards to what is happening in their lives.

As its known, there are varied levels of celebrity status which is based on ones popularity and likability and that is the determinant of the coverage they get from the media. This coverage is at some point beneficial to the careers of these personalities especially the once in the entertainment industry; however, too much of this can be infuriating as one will constantly have paparazzis following them around whenever they go.

With the advancement of technology, the Internet is one invention that has significantly enhanced the modes of communication and basically how information is shared among different individuals across the globe. As a result, people are nowadays more informed on a wide range of issues which consequently facilitates growth.

The efficiency of the Internet has had various advantages over the years among them being the fact that information can be shared all across the world just in seconds. This has expanded the realms of journalism whereby everyone can become a journalist even without training but just with a few basic computer skills that will enable them publish any information they want to.

Unlike in the past, this is more than a hobby nowadays as people can earn a living from this by creating website and using this information to direct traffic to their web pages. Usually, bloggers and writers are paid by companies that want to post adverts in their pages and the larger the number of Internet users who visit these pages, the more one earns. This is an opportunity that has been seen to create job opportunities for many especially since one can do this in the comfort of their home.

Nevertheless, there usually are individual who want to benefit from this venture by sharing unfounded information that will create a buzz and increase the traffic rate. This therefore means that one should not believe everything posted on these sites especially if the source is questionable.

Over the years, the growth of the social media has been evident and has progressively become a powerful tool that can be used to create certain influences; one of its advantages is the fact that the publication is free. What is more, some people hide behind the computer screens and post tarnishing information about these celebrities only because they can remain anonymous.




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