But is it news?

It seems like the news organizations in the recent years have lost track of what is actually news. They produce stories about a small group of self-centered, egotistical, media-created starlets. I'm talking about people with names like Paris Hilton, Anna Nicole Smith, Donald Trump, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson. I really don't need (or want) to hear the minutia of their life. More importantly, how is every detail of their lives news? Sorry, I don't think Paris going to the supermarket and acting like fool is news.

Perhaps, the news organizations should vet their stories a bit differently. I propose a "news worthiness" test. The test to see if story is news would be to temporarily change the person in the story to your next door neighbor. If it is still worthy of reporting, then the article is news.