Due to advances in high-tech photographic equipment, intruding on the private lives of high-profile personalities is easier than ever. Some concede that top-class celebs depend on the press and photographers to spread their fame, yet others contend there should be limits to the amount of intrusion into the private life of well-known figures.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The extent to which the press as well as photojournalists should be allowed to intrude upon high-profile figures like celebrities, athletes, and politicians is a contentious issue. Some assume well-known personalities owe their reputation to mass media and photographers; nonetheless, others, I myself included, contend that no matter how famous people are, their privacy ought to be respected.
On the one hand, some believe not only are TV cameras and Paparazzi not intrusive, but also they help people rise to fame and enjoy it. Proponents of this idea highlight the fact that had it not been for the press, celebrities would not be able to earn a reputation. Take the endless list of famous individuals namely Angelina Jolie, Barack Hussein Obama, Kimberly Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Jordan, most of whom won a reputation either after showing up in a popular TV show or being interviewed by an adventurous journalist.
Nevertheless, opponents of invasion of privacy, including I myself, note that regardless of people’s social status and fame, nobody should be permitted to invade their private life. Privacy is a fundamental human right recognized in the UN Declaration of Human Rights as well as many other international and regional treaties. Moreover, privacy underpins human dignity and other key values such as freedom of speech. Undoubtedly, violating this basic right, especially by photographers who take pictures of entertainers, political figures and other celebrities, can lead to irreparable harms, one of which is losing face and being humiliated in public. A newly conducted survey in Hollywood has revealed that about 55% of all superstars who make their living in the public eye expect their privacy to be respected.
Taking the above-mentioned facts into account, I personally concede that even if the press help high-profile people come to fame and fortune, journalists and photographers should stick to certain regulations not to disrespect anybody’s privacy, in particular top-class personalities’.
Hamid Mollazadeh
Time: 50′
Words: 310
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