tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14291900911672113712024-08-30T04:58:08.925-07:00Erasbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847066615553204604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429190091167211371.post-60039758938539381492009-10-15T12:47:00.000-07:002009-10-15T12:49:03.823-07:00The world has always lived vicariously through the lives of the rich and famous and it brings us joy to share their lives and their successes. There are thousands of entertainment magazines and newspapers available in the market and there is always room for more. The public never gets tired of hearing about what celebrities are doing, whether it is good or bad. We have the paparazzi and they provide exciting photos of the private life of the Hollywood Elite, they are able to photograph stars openly and in their most private moments and the public wants to see it all.<br /><br />However, there is a thin line between wanting to be entertained by celebrity news and invading celebrity's private lives. Of course, they are famous and they are well aware that their lives are the center of everyone's attention, but does that give the public the right to need to know about everything personal to them.<br /><br />Celebrity news will inform you of what they eat, what type of exercise they do; if any and what they enjoy doing in their private time and with whom they spend their private time. Filming movies and television shows is one thing, but they did not sign any releases to have their private home lives filmed, did they? No matter what my opinion is; it is still exciting to know how they live and how they spend their money, we are even happy for them when they marry and have children. I guess not all of the publicity is all-bad, there are some wonderful moments that the public gets to share with these celebrities, whether they want to share them or not.<br /><br />TV ratings show that celebrity news shows receive the highest ratings, more than any of their sitcoms or series, people are more entertained by the excitement of the lime light, and we want to know how the famous are spending their money and what kind of trouble our celebrities are getting into. The lives of the rich and the famous will always hold our attention and we will always find happiness through their success. If you are interested in staying updated with what celebrities all over the world, you can stay in touch online, at any of the various online celebrity news websites or pick up an entertainment magazine from your nearest convenient store. No matter how you want to stay updated, updates are always available.Erasbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847066615553204604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1429190091167211371.post-7927153337738513312009-10-15T12:46:00.000-07:002009-10-15T12:47:26.445-07:00Remember the scene in Blazing Saddles when the sheriff installed a toll booth in the middle of the prairie, and all the bad guys lined up on horseback to pitch a dime in the turnstile rather than ride around the gate? Classic 1974 Mel Brooks; revisited with a twist of 2009 irony. After the U.C. Berkeley Media Technology Summit held at Google last week, it appears that some strong voices have moved discussions away from paid content. 'Sell News Online' will never pass the smell test for 95% of news sites because shhhh.... online news is free.<br /><br />The turnstile gate is up: readers can go through it, around it, over it, and get their news however, whenever, wherever they desire. Consumers are in control, advertisers have voted to spend their dollars elsewhere and media companies perhaps, may be starting to discuss opportunities that scale. But the question remains, will investigative journalism survive the slow, painful transition of the media industry?<br /><br />Interesting that:<br /><br /><br />Not-for-profit business models like ProPublica are cropping up to support investigative journalism. <br />John Temple's compelling presentation on lessons learned from the Rocky Mountain News included comments that online news needs "more ways for local businesses to reach prospects locally." <br />Advertisers were not represented. I did not see Associations from Restaurants, Car Companies, Auto Dealers, Convention Centers and certainly small businesses were not providing input.<br /><br />It is interesting that the bread and butter of the media industry, advertisers, are still not asked what they think and how online news may play a role in the advertisers' future. Perhaps now that paid content is on the back burner, (I will make the broad assumption that advertisers were not asked about paid content as a business model either), perhaps journalists can do what journalists do: research, investigate and report. There are many niches, industries and geographies that would provide data and perspective, if analyzed. If media firms had reached out and asked for feedback as early as 2006 when advertisers started to leave newspapers, they may be presenting a different history today.Erasbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847066615553204604noreply@blogger.com0