The seemingly never-ending Tiger Woods news cycle
The seemingly never-ending Tiger Woods news cycle
Obama’s sending more troops to Afghanistan, the CBO has two new and surprising reports out on health care and unemployment, but all we (the media, the water cooler crowd) can talk about is “the most famous athlete in the world,” (Fox news) Tiger Woods, and his “extremely mysterious car crash.” Major news outlets have spent the better part of the last several news cycles demanding that Tiger needs to answer some serious questions—but does he? Nope. Even despite his endorsement interests, Tiger doesn’t legally owe the police or the public any explanation. So why are we so obsessed? And how do expectations of privacy vanish in light of celebrity?
Guest:
James Poniewozik, TIME’s media and Television critic; he also writes their “Tuned In” column and blog
Karen Stenrheimer, professor of Sociology at USC; she is the author most recently of "Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is not the Answer"
- Patt Morrison for December 1, 2009
- Can the Supreme Court give some relief to student debt?
- The seemingly never-ending Tiger Woods news cycle
- Estate tax - benefit or beast?
- Dan Rather on Afghanistan
- Do I have a job for you: Solving the nation’s double-digit unemployment rate
- COBRA - or no health insurance at all?
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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