The gossip industry has become popular in recent decades. Our society loves to know about the lives of celebrities. We are obsessed with celebrities on gossip sites, and we are even obsessed to the point of stalking those celebrities. This industry has had a tremendous impact on our culture. It has tainted our culture in many ways, from creating bad role models for our children to making stalking an everyday affair; Regardless, the media has greatly changed our society. The gossip industry has brought new entertainment for our enjoyment, but it has had negative consequences. Our entertainment has changed thanks to the media. These days, tabloids and gossip sites are some of the primary forms of entertainment. People love reading the next new article about their favorite celebrity or their favorite celebrity's crisis to watch. Before all the gossip, many people read newspapers to learn about important things happening in our society. Today, much of the news is only about celebrity news rather than important news such as politics. For example, these days it's not uncommon for the front page headline to be about Miley Cyrus' latest antics instead of the crucial government shutdown. We are gradually losing our old methods of providing sincere and important information. The celebrity gossip industry has affected our assumptions about entertainment. Usually we assume that entertainment is just for fun, that entertainment is just a reflection of our culture, and that entertainment is a personal choice. Nowadays, entertainment is no longer just about pleasure. Celebrities entertain us in many ways, but sometimes we don't appreciate what they do and yet we watch them anyway. For example, many teen idols have experienced meltdowns. Although it's not fun to... in the middle of a newspaper... positive articles rather than the usual negative ones. Our society needs to end the gossip industry because it only makes our culture worse. Our society is heading in the wrong direction, and if we continue on this path, our society will only suffer more in the distant future. We need to take control of our gossip entertainment because it is becoming less and less entertaining and more and more damaging to our culture. Works Cited Havrilesky, Heather. “Stalking Celebrities”. Remix: Culture of reading and composition. Ed. Catherine G. Latterell. 2nd ed. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martin, 2010. 446-450. Print.TMZ, prod. Kanye West goes crazy on the paparazzi. TMZ. TMZ, September 27, 2013. Web. October 16, 2013 Traister, Rebecca. “Hit his baby, again.” Remix: Culture of reading and composition. Ed. Catherine G. Latterell. 2nd ed. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martin, 2010. 431-434. Print.