This article is about Mike Tyson and his acclaimed documentary by friend James Tobak. The movie received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Over 30 hours of Tyson talking was shot, sharing most of his life's story while in rehab for drug addiction. I thought this was an interesting article but it also relates well to what we talked about at the beginning of the semester: the news as a story and the creation of characters. Tyson talks about his behavior and makes sense of it by saying he just acted in a way that would give him attention, give people stories to tell. We've talked a lot about how the media creates characters but not if individuals distort themseleves and the media buying into it and fostering the behavior by giving the person attention.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/193491
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