Media and Privacy

There is a fascination between the media, an audience and someone [celebrity or well-known person] else’s tragedy. As many of us have heard, this week Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are getting a divorce. Apparently Arnold fathered another woman’s child (who worked for him) over 10 years ago. At first all the news channels talked about the split alone. Then we found out there was infidelity. Then we found out there was a love child. Then we found out the mother was someone that worked for him. There is this continuous cycle of information as though you are watching a movie. None of us know these two people, but because they choose to be in the spotlight we can know their most intimate secrets. Media does not have emotion. It is simply a way to showcase entertainment, whether at the expense of someone’s privacy or not. When a “juicy” story like this comes to light, no one is a fan. The celebrities become subjects for our for us to watch. I think this story is another reminder of how media consumes all aspects of life. There can be a story about the world supposedly ending, a cheating star or the newest popular song, we will hear about it on TV, the radio and the internet. Media knows everything.