The criteria for the selection depends very much on the ideology of the media editors and their vested interests. One example is the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, which mesmerised...The criteria for the selection depends very much on the ideology of the media editors and their vested interests. One example is the royal wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton, which mesmerised the world, including parts of the world that have no connection to the British monarchy. Similar findings were found in the media study surrounding the murder trial of OJ Simpson (Salwen & Driscoll, 1997) and the attempted impeachment of US President Clinton (Yioutas & Segvic, 2003).
