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TRASH JOURNALISM, LATCHING onto and fleshing out the latest scandal - the more outrageous the better - may be a good thing.
The much criticized TV tabloid talk shows specializing in ridiculous confrontations may fill a need. A kind of leveling or democratizing force, they let those who do not normally have access to the media (unless they shoot someone) to express themselves publicly.
Trash journalism is a forum that underscores the agenda of social, and in particular, family issues - from incest and child abuse to relationships. Trashy TV talk shows may just be a modern version of the morality play.
These are among the ideas that ambush the reader in this book. It puts scandal into a modern context but never really reconciles the ancient definition...