Celebrity news has a place ... inside

Over the past couple of weeks, I've seen a few online reader posts and calls to our Two Cents line lamenting the media's handling of the Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith stories.

The most frequent complaint is that news organizations are giving far too much coverage to these stories - Spears' apparent breakdown and Smith's untimely death. I have yet to see anyone say there should be more attention given to these stories, or even that the media have provided just the right amount.

So if the only feedback seems to be negative, why do the media continue with them?