Stuff The Tiger Long Live Extinction By Jeremy Claron Analysis

Dear Editor,
I’m a regular reader of the Sunday Times and recently I came across Jeremy Clarkson’s article “Stuff the tiger – long live extinction”. Upon reading it, allow me to say, I strongly disagree with his beliefs and points of view and the way in which he describes them. I’m fond of this animal not only on a professional but also personal level, as I grew up in an area where tigers were idolized and preserved, which gives me plenty of reasons to criticise this piece. This article violates all of the delicate barriers that a newspaper is supposed to stick to. It’s clear that Clarkson goes way past professional comments, expressing his own opinions in an offensive way with uses of informal language and sarcasm.
The first argument highlighted
According to him, extinction is a natural and expected process, so there’s no point in creating emotional attachment to it because it is something inevitable. Moreover, extinction is a historical process and, most of the times, unnoticeable. Therefore, he believes that most people are not aware of species extinction and discoveries because this is not part of central preoccupations. His point of view is clearly illustrated in text passages like: ‘Honestly, who cares because there are quite literally millions more fish in the sea. […] So is the world rejoicing at the sensationalist news that we’ve been joined on earth by a hippie frog?’. I have to say that I can not agree with his thoughts once again since I believe that extinction, just like any other natural phenomenon, should only occur if it is the result of ‘nature’s will’ and if it is necessary to guarantee the balance of ecosystems. However, we know that extinction is and has been a ‘man-driven’ process, I mean, human beings are the main responsible for the loss of biodiversity and public opinion should be aware of it. Besides, even if many people don’t have any sort of awareness concerning environmental threats, a considerable percentage of worldwide citizens are clearly worried about this and willing to do something to change the
Therefore, and although I consider that freedom of expression is an integral part of journalism and public opinion, I believe that The Sunday Times should previously analyse the contents of the published articles because they are widely read and are opinion-forming tools that should convey constructive and not biased perspectives that are potentially harmful and