MEDIA LAW

Media Law

Media Law

Introduction

The word "privacy" comes from Latin giving idea of something inside, something hidden, deep and; therefore, be hidden so that one can say that this is an area of individual, individual existence, in which the subject decides the way being and living, to see himself, to enjoy their solitude or cohabitation to be quiet in a position to reflect, analyze, think create, work, love, dream, in order to be emotionally self-controlled and maintain their freedom as the highest human aspiration (Keeble,2001,99). Keeping this definition in view, the paper discusses the legal rights and laws related to the media and journalism law of private information breach, it details out the issues of privacy, example of cases and the affect of the privacy law on the work of journalists.

Issues of Privacy and Affect on the Journalists

The importance of the right to privacy is the recognition that is not enough to protect the traditional rights as the right the right to life, but it is also necessary to remove the obstacles to enjoy a vibrant life, without interference or hindrance from any species. The right to privacy has a wide range of shades and includes the prohibition of wiretaps, to disclose intimate- ma of the individuals, the stalking or unauthorized recordings or unauthorized use including the name or signature (Keeble, 2001, 102). The right to information is a branch of public law in the formation process whose object of study is the right to information. A subcategory of this right is the right to communicate accurate and within it lays the professional secrecy journalists. Proper regulation of the latter is a requirement essential for the proper discharge of the other party the right to in- training: the right to receive truthful, whose exercise is con- essential condition in shaping public opinion can exercise control of the state and strengthen democracy. In this paper support, the view that the right to professional secrecy of journalists part of our right to not be regulated (Gordon, Kittross, Reuss, 1996, 85).

Whenever journalists cover a story, there is a chance pf conflict between the public right to know and the individual's right to privacy. The first thing that the journalists need to ask themselves is that how will they intrude the personnel's solitary life, by the way, they collect information. Many of the journalist cannot justify upsetting the public interest in a way they gather the news. An example oft his is when the journalist cover a tragedy. They may justify telling the readers about the murder of the child; even though the publicity can cause the parents further pain (Curtin, 2001, 82). Therefore, the journalists might not be able to justify going up to the parents and ask questions while they are grieving and are in shock. Such situation specifically become critical for the practice of journalism and hinder their job, but the fact is that means of communication is more than just a newspaper company and often not generate enormous profits, except ...