Karel Svoboda - Czech

Karel Svoboda

It is a year ago when we could read and listen everywhere that Karel Svoboda, who was a Czech notable composer of popular music, was found dead from gunshot wounds in the garden of his villa at Jevany near to Prague. It is believed that he committed suicide. He was not yet 24 hours death when somebody wanted to sell controversial photos to the most well-known yellow press in the Czech Republic– to Blesk. The pictures showed how he was laying and in his hand he held a gun. Next day Blesk published the photo of dead Karel Svoboda; this picture covered the whole front page. I think that it was probably the most productive day for Blesk regarding the number of sold print. People are eager to sensations, especially when they are connected with famous people. However, where is ethics of this magazine? Although it was not Blesk journalist who took this photo, people from this journal promptly bought these pictures from the policeman who, be on service, took a number of photos of the dead man. They did not mind his family, friends, and they published it next day in the way that everybody had to notice what had happened and bought this press. It is ridiculous that in the same time Blesk states within its magazines how “it is horrible that somebody wanted to sell these photos and even thought there was offered disgusting business Blesk finally bought pictures. The only reason why magazine bought them was to prohibit seller in further propagation. Blesk made a decision to do not use those photos, only on the front page.” It is really nice how redactors and journalists of yellow press such as Blesk have a gift to change even the most immoral and disgusting information for their own benefit.