Paparazzi

Dasja Ashbrook ( Tiffany )
By: Tiffany on September 18, 2012 3:45 am PST   Flag blog entry   

Sensation! Sensation!


Sensation! Sensation! Naked Kate Middleton, the future-to-be queen getting sun baths topless in their residence in Provence! This week, French magazine Closer has become the major provider of news about the royal family, upsetting the Queen and raising the question of ethics in journalism and media business once again. Needless to say, how deeply upset members of the royal family are! You can also imagine how awkward and disappointed Kate Middleton feels! It feels like, if you are a public figure, you have no right for privacy! It is sad to see how paparazzi sell themselves for just one but sensational shot. It is so sad to see how the media business sacrifices ethics and privacy rights for the sake of higher profits.

Since the day Princess Diane died in an automobile crash, all British reporters have followed an informal rule: no reporter is allowed to intrude with the private life of the royal family. This rule has been extremely important until, several days ago, photos of half-nude Kate Middleton appears in French press. We are not public figures, but we are used to believe that reporters and paparazzi, in particular, can be extremely annoying. They have created an image of being willing to sell themselves and their souls for a single shot, and it is no wonder that the public does not accept them and does not want to reveal their secrets to reporters.

Whether or not the shots of naked Kate Middleton are a breach of ethics is not the main focus of this article. Personally, I believe that she, as a public figure, should have thought twice before showing her nude body to people. However, I have also heard that every second photograph made by reporters and paparazzi are never published for ethical considerations. The situation is particularly challenging in Britain, which is well-known for its conservatism.

Another problem is that, obviously, many paparazzi do not do anything illegal. They learn how to stay within the boundaries set by law. They know how to act, so that not a single person can later sue them for their pictures. At the same time, their actions can be absolutely unethical bordering on immorality, and you will not be able to do anything except hiding at home while the press and fans are staying near your house to catch a glimpse of sensation.

What I think is that paparazzi do cross the accepted boundaries of ethics for the sake of financial profits. However, I also think that public figures themselves turn provocative behaviors into a norm of life. For many of them, provocative behaviors have become the only possible way to remain popular and remembered. To a large extent, and it is only my personal opinion, paparazzi and their striving to overcome the existing ethical barriers by all means are merely the by-products of the contemporary realities, where everything is bought and sold. The growing profitability of the media and music/cinema industries challenges established beliefs. So, if you are a reporter, think twice before you do something unethical. If you are a public figure, think twice before you walk nude in public.


Tags: paparazzi, media business


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