Media: Celebrities

Coming from a Latin word celeber, the word honor means a person astray recognised by the normal and the media, person who through his command in the earth creates media attention and is widely covered. One of prerequisite of a person cosmos credit is fame, only that has to be associated with the media attention. Mass communication play a vital design in making someone celebrity as the person tail be famous and well known nevertheless if the media is non piqued by that person, then the person shag non reach the celebrity level.People become celebrities in agreement to their professions, what they do to the public this basis be politicians or Chief executive director Officer (CEO) of certain large organisations such as Bill Gates, who stepped unwrap of it few months ago, but still a celebrity. Celebrities to be in that side with the service of media be being known across the world, meaning can be famous not only in their countries but dismantle outside their countr ies, and this category caters in particular to the politicians and actors and actresses.Religious leadership example Bishop Desmond Tutu for his meshing in freedom fight in South Africa and cultural leaders such as Dalai Lama of China for his outstanding performance in fighting for the rights of Tibet bulk these stack can be famous not only in their countries but not abroad due to their colossal coverage in the media. Excellence in sports withal can muddle great deal famous not only in their countries but change surface worldwide such as Serena and Venus Williams be known glob all(prenominal)y due to their excellent performance in Tennis sport.Apart from sports, some deal become celebrated due to their nature of their professions especially the highly give ones which make them in contact with the media in most of their work schedules. These let in the great unwashed in the media presenters who are highly paid and well value due to their exceptional work to the public, interior decorators, moving-picture show producers and sports coaches to mention a few who have caught the media attention and have been covered in stool entertainment.Some populate become celebrities due to their family backgrounds, especially if some member of family were and are celebrities. This is found mostly in families engaged in music and movies industries worry Jacksons, Winans and Osbournes while for politician families we can say Bushes, Clinton and Kennedys in United States of the States (USA).Nevertheless, in accordance with the definition of celebrity that is something that has to be commanded by a person both in public and through the media, most of people must asking themselves how these people have earned the celebrity title. due(p) to this some scholars did start analyze this celebrity phenomenon, by sorting at the celebrity characteristics, psychology and even the interaction with the members of public, which makes people sometimes delineate too carried a management with the celebrity worship. In America the number of people worshipping celebrities keeps on going up which has even bear on people psychologi exploit upy. excellently the syndrome now is known as celebrity-worship syndrome (CWS), the term invented by media but psychologists call it Celebrity Worship Scale (WCS).This situation has made people to look closely to the in all issue of celebrity, its attachment with the society and how people are reacting to it. Why people acting they focal point they do to the point of chaff celebrities. In survey conducted in USA, more people are affected by CWS which has guide to people seek psychological help as Kate Douglas portrayed in her article when you craving upon a star, Psychologists are kickoff to suspect that worshipping celebrities is the top of a slippery slope that leads to printing, anxiety and psychosis. (Douglas Kate, When you wish upon a star, 2003).The effect is not only to the celebrities themselves, but the public also get affected by the whole issue of celebrity. Most of people wishing to be stars so as to be treated standardised star especially due to the media coverage these people get. Studying celebrity academically can help the society chthonicstand both separate that means celebrities themselves and the public which is affected by the concept of celebrity.The effect is frequently grave especially to the adolescents who spend most of their time wishing to be star, having cuttings and pictures of stars in their rooms and things they possess. Yes teenagers can think about celebrities as it is bring sense of social attachment, but not that excessively which affect the appearance of thinking of these teenagers or even adult for that matter which sometimes devour difficulties when encountered with problems.The effect if not dealt with early leads to more effects such as disorder to the worshipers like stalking celebrities or disillusion stalker gets that celebrity is complete w ith him/her. The situation apart from stalking stars and celebrities, some of fans are copy what these celebrities are doing even if are bad things. This condition has sparked a covey of academics into look foring the issue of celebrity and looking deeply for its effects to the society.An example that can be used here is the case of John Warnock Hinckley, Jr. who walk Judie Foster after watching the Taxi Driver movie. He was seeking Judies attention to the point of following her to an different state, the situation led into Hinckley attempting to assassinate President Ronald Regan in 1981 so as to catch Judies attention. He was later on charged but found not dishonored on basis of insanity and admitted at Saint Elizabeth in working capital DC. With experience like this studying celebrity should be taken into calculate as to understand psychological effects that associate with celebrities.The effect does not end to the fans only, but celebrities too are affected by the whole i dea of being celebrity. Celebrities sometimes are also affected with the way society take them, their image and sometimes they are supposed to do things which is not in their heart simply because they have to comply with public especially in maintaining good image. The good image does not unavoidably be the star image but sometimes can be the image of the organisations they are representing. This notion tend to make celebrities pretend sometimes especially in front of members of media and photographers.In his book The Image (1961), historian Daniel Boorstin criticised the way American society was living where it was heading concerning public image. The image that keeps on being fabricated and ordered by the influential people especially politicians, movie stars and other celebrities. Just as there were now form events, so, he said, there were also counterfeit people celebrities whose identities were being staged and scripted, to create illusions that often had no relationship t o any underlying reality. (Boorstin Daniel, The Image, 1961). The tendency, which has laboured some of celebrities to get depressed and frustrated, hence seeking medical help which has led to some psychologists researching into the matter.The good example here can be referred to an icon which has made history in Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe who died by overdose from drugs. Marilyn was under chronic depression which made be constant contact with psychologists but later she paid with her life. Though not most of celebrities in movie industry die by overdosing themselves, but most of them undergo depression, which later on lead into drug addictions.Not only movie superstars experience the other side of the coin, which is depression even politicians and other celebrities do. The good example being Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the President of America in 1800s has also underwent severe depression too which was claimed to be associated with a horse blow he got when he was 10 years of age, w hile it sometimes associated with the death of his first love and mother. The only therapy in those days was through churches in Christian honorable treatment but Lincoln managed to overcome his depression by engaging himself in politics which later on he become a well respected one.Despite the fact that movie icons get into addictions, not all celebrities are like that as there is difference between these deuce categories. Film star is the one that get his/her stardom due to the participation in movie industry but celebrities can be from any knit apart from film industry. Taking examples of film stars the list is long from turkey cock Cruise, Will Smith, Judie Foster, Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage to mention a few.In conclusion, it is applaudable studying celebrity issues, as it is the only way of understanding the interactions between celebrities and their surroundings, the people they mingle with, how they maintain their personalities and images to the public. Many celebrities are being used to communicate products such as David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and others like Christina Aguilera in Pepsi advert. This advertising involves media and through that people tend to question the authenticity of the products displayed, hence lead to more research on them.Apart from advertisements, studies can be done to the people around celebrities, how are they interacting with them and what effects do they get, but all in all it is worthy a study.ReferenceBoorstin Daniel, The Image A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, 1961Douglas Kate, When you wish upon a star, Newscientist, issue 2408, August 2003www.mindhacks.com/blog/2006/08/star_struck.html