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Stopping The Paparazzi - Part II
Read Part I by clicking here.In a free country placing restrictions on photo "journalists" smacks of censorship. An area where, thankfully, few are willing to tread.
We are left with one possible solution then to "curb their enthusiasm". Take away their paycheck. Give them no incentive to spend their time waiting for celebrities to emerge from the restaurants, hotels, and hospitals where they then give chase with little regard for the particular celebrity or their passengers.
We must appeal to the gossip mags. They are driving this behavior. The paparazzi are nothing more than independent contractors who sell to the highest bidder.
The movement to control them could start on a strictly grass roots level with subscribers and
those of us who buy the magazines on the newsstand canceling their subscriptions and buying crossword puzzle books instead of
the latest celebrity news.
At this point we need to let the magazines know through e-mail or snail mail what exactly we are doing and what it would take
to get our business back. Of course letting the advertisers know that your dollars will not be flowing into their coffers
either would be further incentive. Below are some of the very reasonable things that I would like to see.
Gossip mags should immediately cease buying photo's of celebs in cars or vehicles. If you have seen one photo of a celebrity in
a car you have seen hundreds. How much impact do these photo's really have with the subscriber. Who cares really? Let the
celebrity get in and out of the car safely. Let them pull away without fear of running over the foot of some zealous photographer.
This does not really stop them from chasing the celebrity to their next stop so I would like to propose that the gossip mags
develop a "black list" of photographers who have exhibited inappropriate and unprofessional behavior. The
celebrities themselves would be largely responsible for building this list
and supplying names. Anybody on this list would no longer receive any
payment for any photo. They will have no incentive to behave badly and every incentive to behave in a professional manner.
One last suggestion. No gossip mag should buy any aerial photos or footage. Celebrities should be allowed to get married or
spend time on the beach without this intrusion. This is yet another disgusting practice.
Most who read this may like the ideas or may think I am a crackpot. Even if they like the ideas they may think it is a waste of
time because nothing will ever get done.
I think that something can be done and should be done or else I would not have spent my time on this article. "Grass roots"
movements get shows taken off the air and send talk show hosts looking for another line of work.
Celebrities have children. Their children like ours travel with them in cars. The paparazzi have no concern for these kids
or their safety.
We will have a "Princess Diana" tragedy in the US if nothing gets done. Hopefully this is not required before people come to their senses.
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