You have probably at some time or other opened you local newspaper to see some shocking revelation about your favourite celebrity. "KATY KITTYKAT HAS AFFAIR WITH TOP DJ" or "LOCAL MALE MODEL IS A CROSSDRESSER BY NIGHT". These are the type of headlines that cause sensation and nine times out of ten the story is untrue and just made up so as to sell newspapers. It's called sensationalism and usually the journalist involved gets a pat on the back and sometimes some sort of promotion as well. And the sad thing about it is that they don't seem to care whose reputation they ruin along the way. I could ruin reputations and name names here as far as a certain local newspaper goes. But my motto is: "Never believe what you read in the papers!" unless of course it comes straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. With that being said let's look at some real news headlines that nearly ruined real people's lives. Recently a local gay socialite was accused of having a "fling" with a local singer/muscian. The socialite cried foul and the singer said he was "straight", but who are we to believe? And where does the reporter get his imformation from if both parties involved have said that it was untrue? Sometimes someone "spills the beans" so to speak if they are jealous of one of the persons, and want to get back at them for some wrong doing. Well if that's the case then I should "spill the beans" on a lot of people if I wanted to, but I'm not that kind of person. Some people make the "front page" for all the wrong reasons too, like our imfamous "Spear" painting. Newspapers need stories that will sell their publications and there's nothing better than a bit of sensational gossip to fill the pages, boost the sales and start the tongues wagging! My advice to all of you out there is: "Never believe what you read in the papers!"
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