The media or Dudu - who is to blame for Topaz tragedy?

The media or Dudu - who is to blame for Topaz tragedy?

The Israeli public was shocked by Dudu Topaz's tragic suicide two weeks ago. One of the questions that were asked was "who is to blame for his suicide?" I strongly believe that the media is not responsible for his suicide , however, they have triggered it to some extent.

There is no doubt that Dudu Topaz did a horribe thing and was guilty. However, the media has gone too far when it focused on him. The media reported every little detail about him, whether important or trivial, every day. In addition, photographers took his pictures when he looked untidy and humiliated. They did it in order to attract more readers and viewers. I don't doubt the fact that the media has the right to report about such crimes, nevertheless, in this case it exaggerated. For example, Dudu's son heard about his father's suicide from a journalist. If Dudu Topaz had been a simple man, he would not have had such exposure.

As I said above, I strongly condemn Dudu Topaz's decision to attack Shira Margalit, Avi Nir, both high-ranking executives at Channel 2, and his plan to hurt Erez Tal, Zvika Hadar and Avri Gilad. However, reporters started to publish all kinds of rumors about him, such as being suspected of ordering his ex-wife's murder , a thing which was proven incorrect and hurt Dudu Topaz very much.

To conclude, in the light of the above, I feel that the media has done much injustice with Dudu Topaz. I won't say that it's responsible for his suicide, however, reporters should learn a lesson and try to be more considerate even with criminals , after all they are human beings too . As the proverb says: "words are mighter(sp.) than a sword".


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very good work