In the Metro Newspaper today, something caught my eye: Mike “The Situation.”

For those who don’t know about Jersey Shore, it’s a reality show based around 8 Italian Amercians who basically party all the time. Govenor Chris Christie has said that he finds the show to be a negative and incorrect portrayal of the real New Jersey. I totally agree.

But the local authorities however are saying they are glad about the economic revenue and activity the show brings to the area.

MTV makes money off of Season DVDs and the reality stars make a huge profit. The “Shore Store” where the stars work must be raking it in. I assume people travel all the way to the shore just to even get a glimpse of the stars or to buy something from the store.

So is it worth it, having these 8 people act the way they do to rake in on tourism? Has the negativity of the show gotten in the past eased off because of the economic activity? I guess there really is no such thing as bad publicity. In the end, it is all about profit.