Sensationalism

In this chapter, the book discusses sensationalism and the News as Entertainment. It covered how many stories are chosen because of their entertainment value rather than the "newsworthiness". This topic was very fascinating because I started seeing this happen and notice this as I read or watched the news. It is very interesting how the media plays on our human tendency to engage in the memorable events. The book used the example of the news stations cover the story of Michael Jackson's death week after week when it happened, while much more important news was being neglected by the media and people. I personally saw some sensationalism of the news when "Snooky" revealed she was pregnant, or when Jaycee Dugard was found. Jaycee story lasted for weeks, and although we were fascinated by her story, they was much more going on around the world that the people should have been informed about.