As the world begins to realize the most urgent and serious problems set to be faced on the planet by all, much sooner than expected, the kind of importance being given to the Tiger Woods' recent expose` of his personal life is discomfiting.
As the world begins to realize the most urgent and serious problems set to be faced on the planet by all, much sooner than expected, the kind of importance being given to the Tiger Woods’ recent expose` of his personal life in the world of news is discomfiting.
We all know that people around the world are actually concerned for lot a bigger things than any sportsman’s personal life, even if he is one of the richest or most popular sports icon of the world. No matter what but he will remain a star known by how well he managed to use balls in Golf course and not in his romping sessions irrespective of how many ‘players’ he humbled.
The question is why on earth Tiger Woods’ personal life fascinating news organizations so much? What is so unusual or ‘exciting’ has he done that everyone including the innocent children around the world must know as ‘General Knowledge’. Despite the global challenges like recession, increasing cost of living, the struggle of ordinary families to survive, falling family values, shocking civic sense, exploitation of people in daily life, adulteration, steady death of natural resources due to climate change, rising stress on schoolchildren, drug addiction, the ever strengthening terrorist groups, militancy, nuclear capabilities of countries of questionable integrity or accountability,fundamentalism in different parts of world, the plight of millions of hungry people including the malnourished children, the destitute, the ostracized or the plight of HIV positive and AIDS affected, the fundamentalist forces, and the neglect of non-human beings-trees, animals or birds, what makes Tiger Woods so special? Why his titillating details of bedroom being circulated in every household from newsrooms?
Are the news editors in print and electronic media finding Tiger Woods’ intimate details that much newsworthy similar to the news about philandering lives of personalities like Australian bowler Shane Warne, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Belusconni, former U.S. President Bill Clinton? Of course, such news sells for being ‘hot’. But isn’t it like making voyeuristic news so important as if the world would come to an end if people including children failed to know what’s the latest about it? There is a life beyond it, full of so many beautiful developments and harsh realities, that newsreaders or viewers may benefit from, but who cares?
Certainly, not most the news organizations around the world any more.