The weekend supplements of many newspapers carry the news
and photographs of the people having great parties in upscale hotels and
restaurants or pubs; the photographs of some of these people holding a drink in
hand or swinging away their blues on the dance floor, set me thinking. What could be the reason that newspapers
spend so much of resources on publicising the news and photographs of the partying
men and women. Many of these people
partying hard are not even celebrities like movie actors (well, who doesn’t adore
cinema idols!) or cricketers or some sportspersons (famous for their exploits
on and off the field!) who need attention and publicity for their survival. Seriously, do the newspaper editors really allow
these rubbish materials to be published; fortunately, or unfortunately, it
appears so!
Going through these news snippets in question, I saw
that one of the photographs mentioned about the partying exploits of some DJ or
RJ with their band members in tow. The
families and friends of such wonderful people would, of course, love to read
and feast their eyes on the jovial camaraderie of their kinsmen/friends in the
newspapers. If, on the other hand, these people are unknown to the readers,
what interest would these news and photographs generate? Don’t you think, reading snippets of partying
information of unknown shenanigans or looking at some random photographs is
sheet waste of time.
Made me wonder, who would benefit from the published news/photographs
of some people having a nice time in upscale restaurant or pubs. May be some of these partying people are
wannabe actors or professionals in their respective fields who bribe the newsmen
and photographers to publish them to further their careers; Or is it that the newspapers need some juicy titbits
of information for the financial survival of their newspapers; Or the upscale restaurants and pubs would pay
the newspapers handsomely to get publicity for their businesses; Or could this
be some remnant colonial practice left behind by the aristocratic (or is it
autocratic) British genteel customs. We
would never know, unless the newspaper publishers or the concerned newsmen
spill out the truth behind this practice.
Whatever be the reason, it stuck me that if I were to
visit one of these upscale restaurants or pubs during an exciting evening with
my lovely and graceful partner in tow, maybe we could be lucky enough to be
photographed and published in a popular newspaper! Oh, dear vanity!
Superb rendition. This comes as a surprise to everyone going through page 3.
ReplyDeleteWe were always wondered about this.
By being seen doing what the "fashionable" people do the others feel they have "arrived ". It's important for them to be seen with people who "matter".
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