Media today is crazy. New issues jump out of the tabloids daily that send readers to newsstands to find out more.
Recently, we've been swamped with overwhelming stories of Anna Nicole Smith's recent death and that Britney Spears shaved her head. What is the world coming to?
Media ethics are like a rollercoaster ride. Sometimes they are fun and exciting, sometimes they are quick and boring, and other times they seem to go on doing loops forever.
The article entitled "From Anna to Britney to Zawahri" is one of the "loopy" titles. The ethics behind the article are unbelievable to some.
Is it ethical that our media sources are focusing large amounts of time and print space to Anna Nicole's death or Britney's mental break down and bald head instead of educating people of the fact that Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, are steadily building up operation hubs in Pakistan?
The way I see it is a split society. Some people are tired and annoyed of hearing about an ex playboy or a crazed pop star. They want the facts on the efforts of post 9/11. It’s hard to find this information without seeping through all of the celebrity gossip flooding the world. Others, however, want to see who gets custody of Anna Nicole's body and if Britney is back in rehab. Some people LIKE reading that kind of material.
Then, what is ethical in the case of this particular article? As the Times stated: Are we losing our grip in the disturbing world of infotainment? Is that necessarily a bad thing?
In the long run, it is unethical for people to be more concerned about issues like Anna Nicole, when in reality, there are calamitous events unfolding and we may some day (sooner than later) be bombarded with these events. We need to pay attention and prepare for what could happen rather than what has happened in Hollywood.
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