Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or reformer ever could.

A scandal is the most recent tool to attract public attention to various problems. However, the purposes of creating scandals differ considerably. While some scandals really touch upon public issues, others serve goals of certain individuals and groups. As a result, scandals are not always useful for a society and sometimes do not solve any problem. Besides, many public figures and politicians have really succeeded in drawing people’s attention to major problems. Consequently, the claim that scandals are the only way to attract public notice is disputable.

Without a doubt, many scandals are very useful for public because they are followed by investigations, arrests, and other immediate actions of governments. Although people know about the existence of some problems, in most cases they are ignored as people cannot fully realize all threats. By creating scandals, the media get more people informed of public issues. For example, a recent scandal in China regarding dairy products that were contaminated by chemicals led to the ban of importing such products from China in many countries. As a result, many people in different countries have eluded dire consequences.

However, not all scandals are as useful as they seem. For instance, scandals that disclose the sexual intercourse of politicians are widely spread. The purpose of those scandals is to put an end to political and business rivals. Besides, scandals are very popular in show business as it is a perfect way to boost the popularity of superstars. Their producers make up different stories to increases the awareness of public of their charges. Such scandals are useful only for exact individuals and groups not for public. Moreover, those scandals as well as scandals concerning priests with their pants lowered do not have any effects on the acute problems of prostitution, pedophilia, and homosexuality as those scandals are never followed by radical measures. They are enjoyable spectacles which the media use in order to increase the number of readers. In addition, the history of humankind has perpetuated the names of outstanding public figures and politicians who did a lot to draw people’s notice to challenges. Martin Luther King is considered to be one of those people as he managed to bring up the problem of black people.

In conclusion, many scandals really help reveal a lot of problems. If people and the media did not create such scandals, it would lead to horrible consequences. However, some scandals are padded by the media and certain individuals in order to pursue their goals. Taking into account the artificiality of some scandals and the merit of many prominent people in focusing public attention to major problems, the statement is completely wrong.