''This whole thing sounds like I'm trying to sell ''media censorship, which I dont, I'm just trying to show the manipulation of the public via their own ''interests '' if you want.''
I wonder how much of the manipulation of the public, works or if most of it falls on deaf ears?
But then again, I spose this is the question, as Id assume that manipulation works both ways, so that some elements are there to push the story one way, others are there to push it the other, and in the middle are the general public trying to make some kind of sense of it all!
Which is why social media, with its ablility for anyone interested enough to post, to totally throw the narrative, see Phil Schofield as a great example of this!
I have virtually no interest in most of the human interest stories spouted in the the tabloids, and Im sure im not the only one! I couldnt care less about Uncle Gary, or what he has done, and to be honest, I couldnt care less about all of the stories Harold is moaning bitterly about!
I might have a vague awareness at the end of the day of the story presented, enough to remember that Harold once dated a girl called Chelsey, and that Harold was an obvious candidate for the title of being a ''Hooray Henry'' but after that........nothing.
Which is why I think that Harold has been so badly advised to take this particular course of action, of sueing the press and media every 5 seconds.
He seems to think these stories matter, he seems to think that his opinon and his truth matters. When it doesnt.
Most of us adults have realised that this is naïve. the world doesnt work like this. There is virtually no point in worrying about a squabble of ''he said, she said'' nearly 20 years after the event. Too much time has passed.
Isnt that why people are advised to forgive and forget, to achieve some kind of closure, not to decry or deny previous feelings or wrong doing or illegality, but so that people can just let go of the past and move on.
Hazno has made himself look a fool, via this court action, he has made himself look a fool in his book Spare, he has created a chasm between himself and his father, a chasm between himself and his brother, a chasm between himself and the British public...
for what?
A marriage to a woman with an interesting past, to put it politely, who loves the spotlight and money, and a fantasy life in the USA.......
He has exposed all his secrets...in things like his book and his witness statement.... Which does make me wonder, if he is so happy to openly choose to share all these secrets, why is is so fussed about his privacy? Why would it matter that the NOTW or other tabloids wrote gossipy stories about him, when he has no concern about retaining any vestiges of privacy for himself now. ?
Human interest, isn't just cheap gossip about who did who, who did drugs, who was drunk...
Human interest is the concept which enables the ''building up/down'' of popularity/unpopularity of a person/ideas/persons to shape the desired outcome in a situation.
It starts with a random nonsense claim to determine the ''appetite'' for the takedown/elevation of a person/ideas/persons .
It escalates quickly very often.
''They will not be at the balcony''-human interest in this case;the population expects some consequences for their behaviour.
The people get their desired outcome-punishment, while not reacting that they are at the Jubilee.
The current popularity of William is human interest(what the people want) (doing his job, being here, not blabbing) enables the human interest (fandom in this case) to see past the mistake of settling his case.
What?
Yes, we don't like Harry.
Human interest (William's popularity) which by default condones wrong decisions may however change-when someone choses to realise that his specific action damages-the public interest. Depending on the media (they always decide) -the future King damaging -public interest will be acceptable or not.
Why the above?
Because I questioned before the ''final say/decision making'' between various Households, now I don't anymore.
Harry's book is ...stolen lives, and a almost impressive rehash of ''established narratives'' established by tabs, via -chipping away, repeat and apply from previous Royal on the next one,rinse ,repeat.
It's written just like every other book about the Royals-ever(except Bower and Holden) and that is incredibly funny.
From your post:
''Most of us adults have realised that this is naïve. the world doesnt work like this. There is virtually no point in worrying about a squabble of ''he said, she said'' nearly 20 years after the event. Too much time has passed.''
No, not enough, it never is, and the following is comparably naive:
As an adult, I don't think that anyone deserves consequences over things they never said or did, 30 years later.
Don't look at Smegsy's feet for a few days at least - they'll make anyone's heart go pump-pump 
