What do Tiger Woods and Max Hall have in common?

Jason Whitlock. "Media should be ashamed for Tiger Woods coverage" 5 December 2009. http://www.sacbee.com/846/story/2373107.html

Summary: A few weeks ago tiger was seen as a "high-profile celebrity who makes a lot of money based on his good-guy image." But in just one week the media tore him apart and magnified to the world that Tiger cheated on his wife. The media's reaction to Tiger's actions is one that will do much harm to his career. But don't expect an apology from them; its what they do. The author of the article says he doesn't necessarily agree with this approach, but he's "willing to accept it, as long as [they're] honest about it and enthusiastically accept the consequences of [their] decision." The media has convinced the media that Tiger owes us an explanation.

My Opinion: This is definitely something that would keep me from being famous. Plus also the fact that I can't act or sing or influence the nation to start a war, but if i DID have one of those talents, I would have to reconsider being famous for this reason: the media can drive you INSANE! They have the power to make you sound like a saint or ruin your career. Take Max Hall for example. He makes one comment in the heat of the moment and rather than everyone focusing on the fact that BYU BEAT Utah...wait let me say that one more time...BYU BEAT Utah (dang, that sounds good), the media focused on his hate comment. The media is doing the same thing for Tiger Woods. They completely changed the world's opinion on him by capitalizing on what he did.
I'm definitely not trying to defend these athletes, however, I am trying to prove that the media has a lot of power.