Influence
of Tabloids on the Public
When it comes to tabloids, there are many ways to apply
myths, icons, and popular beliefs. It
seems that no matter how much we, the general public, are told that tabloids
are fabricated stories much of the time, we still cannot refrain from reading
them. Why is this?
Icons
The first reason that I see as to why the public cannot
seem to put tabloids down is because of how we’ve made celebrities into
icons. Rather than see them as normal
people, we put them on pedestals and feast on the gossip that the tabloids
provide about them. When someone seems
untouchable or unreachable, our only way to learn about them and feel close to
them is through tabloids and such. Icons
are often not to be messed with, such as a fancy car or jewelry. That is how celebrities are in many
eyes. They are off limits to the general
public and therefore, tabloids are all we have to gain insight into their
mysterious lives.
Myths
and beliefs
In addition to making them icons, many have succumb to
the idea that celebrities are better than the rest of us. There is the belief that these “icons” have
something that we do not have, the American dream perhaps. We want what they have, but we cannot achieve
that level of success. Buying into this
idea only feeds the need for information from tabloids. The concept of myths definitely gives insight
into why the tabloid industry has had such success.
Insights
gained
Prior to evaluating the theories above, I had wondered
why the tabloid industry has such control.
It seems to feed people and their need for gossip, insight, trends, and
more. I personally have wondered why people put so much weight on the words and
pictures of these magazines, but after reading about these theories it is clear
that there are some things that are engrained in us subconsciously which drive
our desires and decisions. When people will realize this and abandon the desire
for more gossip is beyond my knowledge, but if history sheds any light on the
subject, I will not hold my breath.
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