Media Coverage of Celebrities Is Having Negative Effect on Children

Media Coverage of Celebrities Is Having Negative Effect on Children

Celebrities are people who have popularity, they are known as superstars. They are art workers who have their own job field. They profession can be as a singer, dancer, actor, actress and host. Sufficiently celebrities have many followers and fans, not only on the country their existed but also around the world. Behind of their glamorous they also an ordinary people like us. They are eating, having a family, having a problem and running activities. The celebrities’ life news called as a celebrity’s gossip. It is coverage and shows on television and other mainstreams media. However, it presents freely and all people can watch and access it even children. Many of it contains negative news. I believe it will give negative effect on children.

            One of the possible negative effect media coverage of celebrities on children is “Moody”. Children (8-15 year) are them who still moody. They are vulnerable toward what their watch and see. Most of them know about what a good and bad thing, but they do not know what consequences they will get if they apply both of it on their life. Lady Gaga, for example, exposes sexuality, such as free sex and anomaly sex on her music video. This updates become a hot topic on the news. Imagine, if the children watch it and they think “It is okay to do so” because the media as if supports it by coverage it. As the result, they will become like that. How awful! We do not want it happens, do we?

            In addition, many celebrities expose hedonism life. By having much money you can get everything, such as have all-night party and live with luxurious life. Most of celebrities promote this life. Miley Cyrus, for instance, makes all night party where you can spend the money for drugs, alcohol and anything that can make you fun. This is become a hot topic to show on media, like television. Again, the children will watch and see it, there is possibility they will imitate it.

           All in all, it has been proven that celebrities are known as people who have the interests of society. Celebrities create activities that can effect communities, especially the children in many ways. Therefore, parent’s consent are needed to control and manage about what their children watch and access. It is impossible to stop the news, but it is possible to prevent the negative effect to children.