Privacy and media

Kristine Brown and Susan Hood say that media effects someone’s privacy, and They consider whether it makes their life better or not, in “Privacy and media”. Journalists are frequently confronted with news which threatens someone’s privacy, and
should think about responsibility when they publish it. A politician’s personal life is opened to the public by media, and it is associated with their job. Also, many kinds of famous people are chased by photographers, who are called the paparazzi. The paparazzi can make a lot of money because they take a picture of famous people’s life. In addition, it makes trouble to famous people’s privacy and peace, such as the car accident of Princess Diana, so the paparazzi are questioned about whether the news value of a picture makes it worth publishing even though it makes trouble for famous people. On the other hand, journalism and famous people often use the paparazzi in order to be paid attention to by the public.

Reference
Brown,K. and Houd,S. (2002). Privacy and media, Academic Encounters. N.Y: cambridge Univ.press , page 123

by Lynette