Bad day for celebrities

[ACG]

In my opinion the media outlets are driven to make money. The picture of a now dead, music icon, who let a tumultuous life sells newspapers, keeps ratings up, crashes websites and basically makes money.

For me there are things that are vastly more important than this, but to whom?

Then there is escapism. Many out there would rather focus on his life/death or Farrah's life/death, even if it is only for a few hours, than wonder how we are going to pay our mortgage. It takes the mind to another place.

Additionally there are a large group who 'grew up' listening to the music, hearing it at school dances, birthday parties, etc. Now the association of that music, is of a man who is no longer here to make more music. Or the beauty icon that no one would ldave alone in her final days.

I read the LA Times and the WSJ and scan the internet and watch the news in no specific order.

Supreme court decisions are always on my mind, why, it's just what I am interested in reading. If some people are more concerned about a dead celebrity, whatever, doesn't bother me either.

[SadieKate]

In my opinion the media outlets are driven to make money.

TV stations are in the business of selling advertising to make money. The news is a sidebar. I wish I could cite the lawsuit that established this but it had something to do with paying staff overtime. This is all very hazy from some HR class I took in the Dark Ages.

[jobob]

TV stations are in the business of selling advertising to make money.

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