Tabloid Journalism

Wow- you know, when I was in high school, the National Enquirer was a joke. So was the Star. No one took anything they reported seriously. Now, not only are these "newspapers" quoted on reputable websites, the major news organizations are changing their coverage to closely mimic the tabloids. There have been rumors and innuendo in the death of Heath Ledger and it just makes me sick. How about not publishing something until it's confirmed? Why print every whisper or hint if a rumor? Don't these people have any shame? Any decency? A young man died. He had friends. he had a family that loved him. I wish that some members of the media would remember that before they take off and run with rumors..