Some of the more recent sensational stories that have become entertainment through the journalism process have involved celebrities. The O. J. Simpson murder trial, the Michael Jackson molestation charges, and the Tanya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan fiasco are examples of valid news stories which became entertainment after news organizat

Wilson, James R. Mass Media/Mass Culture 4th ed. New York:McGraw Hill, 1998.

News is a business and in order to sell news you have to report the news the consumers will buy. Tabloid news is as successful as it is because they sell the news consumers can't wait to buy. There is no secret to why the National Enquirer is the largest selling tabloid in the country; they are successful because they sell the sensational and the titillating, which entertains there audience and keeps them coming back for more. The success of tabloid journalism is #dangerous because it forces legitimate news organizations to compete by also featuring some of the more lurid news stories the tabloids report on (Wilson 381).

ions gave the stories far more space and air time than they actually deserved. Led by tabloid television shows and tabloid newspapers, the mainstream press seems to be forsaking its ethical commitment to balanced news coverage and jumping on the entertainment bandwagon (Wilson 380).

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