A letter to editor

A letter to editor

144 Amir Drori Street

Israel

October 10th, 2010

Rebecca Baskin

The editor

Jerusalem Post

34 Halevi Street

Jerusalem

Dear Editor,

I have read your letter concerning Dudu Topaz's suicide and I would like to express my opinion about it. In your article, you related to the issue that shocked all of us - Dudu's suicide and how the media created(ww.) it. I think you are right, Dudu Topaz was a victim of the media's rudeness , as you wrote: "The same things that brought his success brought his downfall. It's exactly the same formula."

To begin with, there is no doubt that Dudu Topaz has committed a terrible crime and everybody should condemn such a crime. However, the means of communication covered his story on a daily basis in order to attract public interest. Journalists picked every way to intrude his life, sometimes they published incorrect details about this case. Consequently, Dudu Topaz and his children faced daily embarrassment and suffering.

Secondly, I agree with what Rahav said, that something had happened to Topaz ,who felt upset. Probably, Topaz felt disappointment and frustation when he was refused to make his new show on TV. As a result, he decided to attack different people who were in charge of channel 2. However, I strongly believe that had Topaz been an ordinary person, his crime would not have been published in the front page for so many days. It seems that the media took advantage of the situation and "enjoyed" taking pictures and showing Topaz in his bad moments. Many people feel he shouldn't have been humiliated so many times.

To conclude, in the light of the above, I strongly believe that the media has exaggerated in its covering of Topaz's crime as it does when it deals with celebrities.- Your conclusion is too short and superficial.

I look forward to your publishing my letter as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,

Noa Davari.

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