Topic 28 Has the media paid too much attention to celebrities?

With the prosperity (успех, процветание) of both science and culture, people are accustomed (привыкать, адаптироваться) with an abundant (обильный, богатый) supply of information. Modern media, such as television, newspapers magazines, reinforce (укрепить) our accesses to news and information of all kinds, the most prevalent (наиболее распространенных) of which are those about public figures and celebrities. Now there is a growing awareness that media now pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people. As far as I am concerned, I cannot agree more with the statement and my point of view is well founded (хорошо обосновано).

Nowhere in the history has the condition been more visible that reports about famous people, like music stars, movie actors/actresses and sports figures are easily available and unusually in details. When we turn on the TV, we may be led to (приводить к) the new apartment of a fashion star; when we glance (взглянуть) at the paper, we may see dim (матовый, тусклый (о цвете)) pictures of an actress and her new boyfriend; especially when we get online, it is almost impossible for us to get ride of the latest affairs (дела, деловые занятия) of a talented football player. It seems that the personal lives of public figures weigh much more important than the contributions they make to the society. All those absurd attention paid to their privacy is a waste of resources and degradation of public interest.

Another equally important aspect (Другой, не менее важный аспект) is that most of reports on lives of famous people are always focused on brilliant achievements (блестящих достижениях) and extravagant enjoyment (экстравагантные удовольствия), which overstate (преувеличивают, завышают) the gorgeous part (великолепная часть) and understate the painstaking part (занижать кропотливую часть).

Therefore, young people are often biased (предвзятые, необъективные) and tend to pursue (преследовать цель, догонять) such kinds of lives but with little endeavor (пытаться, попытка). In addition, since the teenage are inclined (склонны, быть предрасположенным) to adore (поклоняться) their idols with such a passion that mass of negative news and information of popular figures may even twist (исказить) some youths' view of life.

Besides, public attention excessively (чересчур, чрезмерно) paid to individual privacy of celebrities not only deteriorate (ухудшаться, становиться хуже; деградировать) social morality, but also derive (получать, извлекать) the regularity and peacefulness of daily lives from those figures. Furthermore, tragedies are sparked (вызванные, спровоцированные) in some extreme cases. One of the most well known examples is the death of Princess Diana of Britain.

Certainly I do not deny that some decent habits (приличные привычки) or features of the famous individuals add to his/her attraction and help to characterize him/her better. But our interests and curiosities should be properly controlled. All I want to assert (заявлять, утверждать) here is a rational attitude to public figures and respect for individuals.