The press has no qualms about taking invasive photos, hacking into phones etc. The media is a business and they're just trying to keep their jobs and draw our attention as much as possible. And most of the time, we fall for it. It's impossible not to be interested in a news title containing the words 'gun' 'horror' 'dead' and 'madman'. It may be perverse, but it's the way we are. The media will not change until we change. And that's not likely to ever happen. We, as people, will always be interested in horrifying events. It's in our nature.
However, that's not to say that things should be changed, especially some things- it makes me sick when I see pics of celebrity families enjoying family time, with the photos taken from behind a tree.
And then they'll have a photo of wife celeb looking slightly disgruntled in the direction of husband celeb, with the caption 'Uh oh! Is this marriage on the rocks? Let us know what you think in the comments!'
Because it's not even slightly possible that the sun could have been in her eyes, or some other equally preposterous theory.
The media can be a monster, but we're to blame for feeding it.
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