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"Papped" has become a verb for being photographed by these people.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Truth|The Truth]]'' William De Worde and his flock are [[Intrepid Reporter|intrepid reporters.]] In the other books they are often portrayed as this to the main characters.
* James Herbert's novel ''Creed'' is about a paparazzo stumbling upon a satanic cult.
* Nearly all the media in ''[[Rewind (Literature)|Rewind]]'' is portrayed like this, as they obsess over the seventeen Rewound children to the point of being [[Strawman Political|Strawmen Newcrews]]. Starts with ABC and NBC reporters [[Cluster F
* Hallis Saper, a documentarian in ''[[X Wing Series|Starfighters of Adumar]]'', is mentioned to have gotten her start in "sludgenews", [[Star Wars]]' equivalent. It did teach her some valuable lessons.
* ''[[In Death]]'': Just about every reporter, except for Nadine Furst, is this.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Before landing his [[Instant Book Deal]], Michael of ''[[For Better or For Worse]]'' wrote for a newspaper. What catapults him into this trope is his reaction upon witnessing a car accident: while his friend Weed wanted to try and help, Michael saw this as a chance to further his career with an 'exclusive story' and started snapping photos. [[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The [[Our Monsters Are Different|tengu Aya]] of [[Touhou]] is often [[Flanderization|portrayed]] in [[Fanon]] as Paparazzi. It seems to extend to canon in Double Spoiler, where Reimu reveals she's developed several spellcards specifically to counter the camera.
* In the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series, you get cornered by a reporter in both games. In [[Mass Effect 1|the first one]], she asks you about your mission, but soon tries to make you look bad. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|You can punch her out.]] In [[Mass Effect 2|the second game]], she attacks your decisions at the end of the first game, [[
** That or Shepard can deliver an [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome]] [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|speech calling her out]].
** She returns again in the third game. Renegades can punch her out again <ref>but be quick on the right trigger: she'll [[Genre Savvy|dodge]] the first time and knock ''you'' out if you mess up the second interrupt</ref>, while Paragons get [[Cooldown Hug|an interrupt]] [[Heartwarming Moments|of their own]].
* After her experiences with "real ghosts" at Kurain Temple in ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', Lotta Hart switches to celebrity photography.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* After [[Shrinking Violet|Fluttershy]] of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' became a famous model in "Green Isn't Your Color", these started hounding her wherever she went.
* ''[[Aaahh Real Monsters]]'': A paparazzi named Exposa once 'flashed' Ickis, snapping his picture and attempting to reveal the existance of monsters with a front-page headline.
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