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This week, Andrew "Don't Taze Me, Bro!" Meyer became the latest YouTube phenomenon, joining the long list of instant celebrities, such as Numa Numa Boy, Daft Hands, the Thriller prison dancers, and lonelygirl15. Why do we respond to these people? Do we only respond to the media hype surrounding them? If so, then why does the media focus on these people? Do people become famous for the wrong reasons? Or do you think the democratic nature of the Internet has created a culture that glorifies the average citizen? Do you think you would want to be famous on YouTube, if only for one week?
The disappearance of Madeleine McCann, which generated worldwide media attention, took a tragically bizarre twist when Portuguese police suggested the parents might be involved in her murder. If it's true, the media, and as a result, all of us, have been duped by two calculating, cold-blooded murderers. If the parents are innocent, the police have only added more misery to their unbearable grief. Do you think the media interferes with these high profile murder investigations or do they help the police catch the criminals? How do these cases become high profile? Is it the grieving families that get our attention or is it the horrific nature of the case?
