Friday, August 14, 2009
Why Michael Vick and Miley Cyrus are Newsworthy
I’ve been critical of cable news obsessions with stories like Natalee Holloway, Michael Jackson, etc. But there is something to be said for human interest stories and celebrity scandals that serve as proxies for larger moral debates. In that regard, the Vick/Eagles deal and Miley Cyrus’ pole-dancing are useful as pop culture flash points that raise thornier ethical dilemmas.
Topics: ethics, miley-cyrus, moral-dilemmas, michael-vick
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