There are many different types of scandal. Quite a lot of stories are to do with sex. For example, the alleged rape of Ulrika Johnson. This kind of story would catch the reader’s attention and sell more papers. Another example of scandal is drug/alcohol abuse, an article, which shows this is Liam Gallagher’s alleged drunken fight in Germany.
Some areas of scandal are to do with violence and crime. I think that these stories should be exposed to the public because the celebrities deserve to be named and shamed. However, stories to do with celebrities’ health should be kept private. For example, Geri Halliwell’s weight loss, as this promotes anaemia and bulimia.
The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) deals with complaints from members of the public about the material printed in newspapers and magazines. It also sets certain guidelines by which the journalists must abide by.
The success of the PCC continues to underline the strength of effective and independent self-regulation over any form of legal or statutory control. Legal controls would be useless to those members of the public who could not afford legal action - and would mean protracted delays before complainants received redress. In their system of self-regulation, effective redress is free and quick.
In conclusion, the British Tabloid Press should be regulated on the type of editorial material it publishes. Some celebrity stories may sell papers but they are inappropriate and may cause distress to the people involved. Other articles help publicise the violent acts of people, I feel that these should be published to show the public what kind of things they can expect from them - to name and shame them. Although victims names should not be published and sometimes even the people who cause the trouble because it would start even more violence.