http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/04/dolly.jessica.breasts/index.html
I hope everyone reads this article and is as flabbergasted as I am as to why, why, why CNN would post something like this.
First of all, as I’ve said in previous posts, mindless stories about celebrities don’t belong on sites like CNN.com. If they want to post controversial legal matters, or something of the sort, that celebrities are facing, fine. But this isn’t even an interesting story, let alone newsworthy.
The article is about Jessica Simpson and Dolly Parton’s responses to one another’s complaints via Twitter about the size of their breasts. This article on CNN’s home page is literally about celebrities’ boobs.
The only reason I read it was because of its ridiculous headline: “Jessica Simpson finds a bosom buddy.” I thought, no way can this be about her boobs, so I read it hoping to find some reason CNN would be reporting on this. I didn’t. The article goes on to inform us of the other complaints these women have made about their Double D’s over the years.
Since when do news organizations as prominent and reliable as CNN feel that it is acceptable to write an entire article based on chatter from Twitter? While tweeting is a great resource for journalists and the media, organizations should not go prowling around celebs’ Twitter pages, looking for a news story.
I still go to CNN for in depth reporting on important issues, because as dumb as I think it was for them to post this story, they still do a good job with real and important news. I would love to know if anyone else felt that this was an unnecessary and ridiculous thing for them to publish.
