Amy Winehouse's Death Media Analysis

In the article, “ The Impact Celebrities Have On Our Lives,” Deborah King explores the issue of celebrities impacting our lives, both negatively and positively. To begin with, she mentions that, today, we are overly obsessed with celebrities, whether they are positive or not. The author demonstrates that negative celebrities are more well-known than positive celebrities since they are mentioned on the news due to their salacious actions. Furthermore, King mentions that there are many positive celebrities that are famous despite the negative ones. In addition, she emphasizes that even positive actions performed by celebrities can get on the news, not just negative actions are publicised. Finally, King concludes the article by mentioning that

Star Magazine is a news tabloid that exaggerates and falsifies celebrity gossip. The writers try to find articles that will draw a consumer’s attention towards it by twisting the truth to increase sales, instead of giving valid information. It has been reported that less than ten percent of its cover stories turn out to be true (O’Connor). This includes a story involving Khloe Kardashian’s pregnancy which was proven to be false (Weiss). Star Magazine uses flashy and exciting stories to attract customers claiming their truth, even though, many have been proven wrong. Like the Sophists, Star Magazine tells its readers what they want to hear even if it is not all true. They write stories based on subjective statements instead of objective facts and try to persuade those browsing the buy it. Their intention is to only benefit themselves and not those

Looking towards the media with regards to the spectacle and particularly the spectacle in relation to celebrities, I find that when the spectacle focuses around celebrities, they usuaually focus on their rise and falls of being a star. Celebrities are everywhere, and the public strive on them, whether they are a good influence or bad influence. The public is attracted to anything celebrity related, they want to be consumed by the gossip. Therefore, I choose to do my media review on Amanda Bynes on the Showbiz Tonight show clip.

An example of that is when a celebrity dies. People usually glorified them. Other examples are superstars appearing on red carpets, its commemorations, its relics, and because of this many people believe that “celebrity would become our religion”. Even knowing that celebrity culture has its negative sides, Bennett and one of the editors of Celebrity Studies supposes that “Making more deliberative judgments in how we value, respond, and act on celebrity seems increasingly important” (as cited in celebrity Culture, 2015). One example that David Cox gives to us was the example of Nelson Mandela, who was a very positive influence as a

All humans with work and perseverance can choose their own path of life. Indeed, there are more difficult events to overcome for some. Being a celebrity seems like a dream but if you really think about it, what is the celebrity reality life like? I guess, it is an extraordinary feeling to have the audience scream your name and admire you, but what about their personal life being exposed by social media with no consent? We now have access to information whenever we want to, this has caused an impact for celebrities who are starting their career or end up destroying their lives because of negative comments, substance abuse, and loss of believe in themselves. “While most Americans don’t have a media horde following them every time they set foot outside the house — and possibly even photographers crawling through the bushes when they’re home — celebrities’ privacy is being eclipsed by the same technologies that are eating away at everyone’s ability to be left alone: long-lens

Elvis Presley, when referring to the image celebrities portray, once said, “The image is one thing and the human being is another. It’s very hard to live up to the image.” In the past, celebrities have caught a lot of flack for who they are, or whom they show themselves as, especially in magazine articles. With interviews such as the infamous Tom Cruise incident on Oprah, it is no surprise that many celebrities now try to blend in. In Katie Roiphe’s reading “Profiles Encouraged” on page 439 of the Remix book, she talks about exactly that. Long gone are the days where interviews and profiles, a fancy term for biographies, show the honest truth, she says. Now they are all about giving the people what they want to hear. Roiphe makes some well-thought out claims in her essay, but the lack of diversity when it comes to the actors makes the argument weak.

It is obvious that celebrity news is an outlet that sells, as seen by the numerous tabloids and entertainment shows. The public has an interest in what is going on in the lives of these rich and glamorous people. This brings on a form of mediated voyeurism, which can be defined as, “the consumption of revealing images and information about others’ real and unguarded lives, not always for the purpose of entertainment but frequently at the expense of privacy and discourse, through the means of the mass media” (Calvert, 2000). Basically saying that the public has a need to see these famous people and learn about their lives, even at the risk of invading their privacy. The tabloids simply exploit the public’s desire to learn these things, regardless of the ethical issues of invading a human being’s privacy. They know people will buy it and that they will make money.

The role of celebrities, be it in sports or in entertainment, as a role model for youngsters is widely debated, with many people claiming that these famous personalities have hardly any didactic purpose to serve. In my opinion, this notion merits serious consideration.

These days, if the media is not about some insignificant celebrity gossip, it is focusing on spinning a controversy in one form or another. There has been a blurring of the boundary between news and pop culture. In the book Understanding Popular Music by Roy Shuker, Kathleen Turner said that “Popular culture and the mass media have a symbiotic relationship: each depends on the other in an intimate collaboration.” Most news networks are over-saturated with low quality information and convince people that what is shown is based on facts. Enter The Daily Show with John Stewart and the Colbert Report who blur the line between comedy and journalism. Both shows are satirical news television programs that appear on a comedy channel.

And if ever we know something about these iconic personalities and the industry where they operate – it's usually through exaggerated or sugar-coated media coverage.

The issue of Hollywood scandal stories has been that they take front page news. Perfect for heavy readership, this was the norm for the past five years. Websites drew in millions of users by key situations that included Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and even Tiger Woods. Even the previous election didn’t usurp Hollywood scandal stories.

“I hope everybody could get rich and famous and will have everything they ever dreamed of, so they will know that it's not the answer.” (Jim Carrey), this applies to all fields in media. Nowadays, celebrities are overpaid and overrated with no reasons although they are corrupting our youth and they get paid for doing unmoral things. Celebrities are overpaid for the negative role they play since they manipulate people, promote twisted values and they are seeking money only without moral messages.

Celebrities have a right to have their own privacy, and the paparazzi had better not be allowed to restrict their lives. Furthermore, photographers and journalists must not be permitted to make news that can influence celebrities' success adversely. The rights of celebrities for privacy have always been abused, so they need to defend their rights, despite their profession. Though they are public figures, this does not mean that the publish of every detail of their private lives is justifiable. It is legitimate to take pictures when they are at the stage or on the red carpet, yet most cases they must be left alone. However, the media always inclines to release both sensational and negative news to public. The latest pattern is the Chris Brown and Rihanna domestic abuse scandal ("Chris Brown and Rihanna: A Dangerous Relationship" 1). This really influenced Chris

The media is a huge part in everyone's lives and they have a great influence on the actions we partake in on a daily basis. Though adults don't usualy fall into the pressure of the media, young children and teenagers ae highly sussestable to what the media is telling them to do and what's 'cool'. A major action glorified by the media is smoking and it pressures minors to take up the horrible habit as an attempt to be happy or some how be like their favorite celebrity. Media and holly wood especially have both contributed to an era of people smoking and are a direct cause for the increase of youth smoking today.

Hey did you know that celebrities are human beings? Even though they appear in movies and music videos they aren’t that much different from you and I. Have you ever wondered why some celebs go insane? They are susceptible to emotional turmoil and will react to negativity the same way you and I would. If they possess an entitlement complex their reaction may be even worse. They may actually come off as possessed. In a quote from Keystone College student Meg N. Fry: “Celebrities aren 't bulletproof. Celebrities are humans too; humans who are working hard and living their dreams.” The intention of this piece is to address the main factors that play a role in celebrity meltdowns and provide a solution to combat them. The main factors are celebrity cyberbullying, the lack of privacy and inconsiderate paparazzi. Let’s begin with the issue of celebrity cyberbullying.