Week 1

Hey everyone, it's Candace. I definitely never thought I'd be someone who kept a blog, but since it is required for class, here goes nothing...

Given that the assignment this week was so broad (write anything that has to do with news editing) I thought I'd stretch the parameters as far as I could in order to address a topic that has been driving me crazy all week.

Jessica Simpson gained 10 pounds, so what? She still isn't fat. And even if she was fat, what would that matter? Is Jessica Simpson's weight gain really worthy of the covers of this week's Us Weekly and People? Better yet, did it really deserve this

http://www.nbcdfw.com/blogs/newdawgblog/Tony_Romo_Is_Not_A_Chubby_Chaser.html

humiliating cartoon in the New York Post? Definitely not.

In my opinion this cartoon should have been edited right out of that issue of the New York Post. Its publication only made the newspaper look unprofessional, inaccurate and more like a trashy gossip rag than a reputable newspaper. And if the Post felt it absolutely necessary to address the "story" of Jessica's weight gain, they should have written an article and published it in the Page Six section and called it a day instead of printing this nasty piece of garbage.

It is probably worth mentioning that I am somewhat of a celebrity gossip guru and always saw myself writing for Us Weekly someday. Despite my love of all celebrity news, I am not a particularly huge fan of Jessica Simpson. The fact of the matter is just that I find this "story" to be of zero importance, and quite frankly, way too cruel, even for a girl who is only famous for her looks anyway.

Well that's it for my soapbox this week.

Candace