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The JonBenet Juggernaut |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / MEDIA IN REVIEW |
| Author: Rita Colorito |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2001 |
| Size: 232 Words, 1,460 Characters |
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The newsmagazines, in particular, dwelled on the case, endlessly recounting the lurid, titillating, and bizarre details: the viciousness of the mu...
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...to Graham. She came to be on a level with Gianni Versace and Princess Diana, who also died tragically.
When celebrity and titillation instead of substance and seriousness come to drive the news, then journalism and the public it serves are done a disservice, many observers agree. "JonBenet became shorthand for what they're doing instead of the real news," Graham says. ----The Editor
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