This is a great episode that examines the relationship between serious journalism and sensationalism, as exemplified by the tabloids. It's interesting how all these years later, decades after this episode was produced, we are still dealing with the problems of supermarket tabloids. A reference is made to Jackie Onassis in the episode. Of course for modern day readers, different celebrity targets would be the ones reporters are tracking for a story. The name of the tabloid newspaper in the episode is The National Spectator, obviously an allusion to The National Enquirer, which is still in business. The use of big names to sell stories and the actions of paparazzi who infringe on the privacy of famous people is no different today then it was back then.
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