The "Reality" Of TV Fame
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
"Long before reality television came along, fame turned some people crazy and some crazy people sought fame. The insane sometimes do horrible things to get attention..."...
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Photogenic felons get TV rewards
Philadelphia Freedom Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
First it was the Balloon Boy 's parents. They became famous as a result of their crimes. Now it's the White House party crashers , who will appear on the Larry King Show on CNN on Monday night. What does it say about our society when these people are glamorized and rewarded with TV fame, however short-lived? And would either couple have gotten the same kind of attention if they hadn't been so...
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OctoMom-ma Docu Drama: Life, Choice, and TV Fame
LAist (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Suleman in March 2009 (AP Photo/Nick Ut) She's baaaaaaack! OctoMom Nadya Suleman has found a way to make headlines again: The documentary on her and her brood of 14 has aired in the UK and will soon air in the US. Now she's having her reasoning for not selectively reducing the number of embryos she was carrying as part of her pregnancy with her nearly-year-old octuplets serve as the latest soundbite...
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White House dinner crashers seem to be in hiding
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
They apparently wanted reality-TV fame, but Tareq and Michaele Salahi are avoiding the spotlight for now. CNN canceled their Larry King interview.
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Security scare: Someone should pay for presidential gate crashing
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
The White House should never have to guess who's coming to dinner. Those responsible for protecting the president and his guests should always know. At the first state dinner of the Barack Obama presidency, held Tuesday in honor of the prime minister of India, two aspiring reality-TV stars somehow outmaneuvered Secret Service procedures to gain admission and then mingle with invited guests. Tareq...
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Salahis?
carpe factum (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi have everybody up in arms at the White House. Our reality-tv-fame-seeking society appears to have prompted this pair to crash the Obamas' first State Dinner, honoring the Singhs of India. We'll see if the...