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Since I often idle about doing nothing after work, I go to the Eslite Bookstore seeking for some information from magazines. I cannot but have to admit that those articles headlined something like “The Mistress of the Minister" always catch my eye first, though I feel a little bit embarrassed to leaf through these tabloids such as Next（壹週刊）while there're a lot of people around me.
However, this experience reminds me of a tragedy which hit the headline about 6 years ago. It's the death of Diana, who was the princess of Wales and died of a car accident resulting from the chasing of paparazzi. Regarding both masses and media condemned paparazzi should account for the death of Diana, some tabloids had ceased publication at that time. Nevertheless, it's like the supply and demand theory. We're the customers who purchase the information. All of us are more or less like Peeping Tom. Nowadays, tabloids still defy the authority of the government and are getting more and more thriving.
Can people really restrain their curiosity about others' privacy, or do you think, "This is life. Don't be too serious."? Anyway, we welcome any opinions about paparazzi. I hope to have a nice talk with you then!
Here are the links to the articles related:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3335083.stm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... ss0831.htm
Questions For Discussion
1. There're a lot of categories of news. When reading the newspaper or watching TV news, what kind of news draws your attention first? What kind of news doesn't interest you at all? Why?
2. In your daily life, are you curious about others' privacy? Do you think women like to discuss about gossips more than men does?
3. Do you agree that being a celebrity sometimes can lead to a miserable life? Imagine yourself a celebrity and the prey to the paparazzi. What measure would you take to prevent yourself from getting insane?
4. Although we're allowed to make free speech, and so does the press has freedom of speech; however, do you think the paparazzi have taken too far sometimes? Do you think they have to be stopped?
5. Some think that paparazzi are a necessarily evil in a democracy. Still others believe that paparazzi culture cannot be uprooted. What's your opinion?
Since I often idle about doing nothing after work, I go to the Eslite Bookstore seeking for some information from magazines. I cannot but have to admit that those articles headlined something like “The Mistress of the Minister" always catch my eye first, though I feel a little bit embarrassed to leaf through these tabloids such as Next（壹週刊）while there're a lot of people around me.
However, this experience reminds me of a tragedy which hit the headline about 6 years ago. It's the death of Diana, who was the princess of Wales and died of a car accident resulting from the chasing of paparazzi. Regarding both masses and media condemned paparazzi should account for the death of Diana, some tabloids had ceased publication at that time. Nevertheless, it's like the supply and demand theory. We're the customers who purchase the information. All of us are more or less like Peeping Tom. Nowadays, tabloids still defy the authority of the government and are getting more and more thriving.
Can people really restrain their curiosity about others' privacy, or do you think, "This is life. Don't be too serious."? Anyway, we welcome any opinions about paparazzi. I hope to have a nice talk with you then!
Here are the links to the articles related:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3335083.stm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... ss0831.htm
Questions For Discussion
1. There're a lot of categories of news. When reading the newspaper or watching TV news, what kind of news draws your attention first? What kind of news doesn't interest you at all? Why?
2. In your daily life, are you curious about others' privacy? Do you think women like to discuss about gossips more than men does?
3. Do you agree that being a celebrity sometimes can lead to a miserable life? Imagine yourself a celebrity and the prey to the paparazzi. What measure would you take to prevent yourself from getting insane?
4. Although we're allowed to make free speech, and so does the press has freedom of speech; however, do you think the paparazzi have taken too far sometimes? Do you think they have to be stopped?
5. Some think that paparazzi are a necessarily evil in a democracy. Still others believe that paparazzi culture cannot be uprooted. What's your opinion?
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