Paparazzi

Vs.

Privacy

Has the media violated the defamation laws and privacy rights of celebrities?  Is the media working within the bounds of the first amendment?  Should celebrities be considered ‘public figures’ and, therefore, lose many privacy rights?  We strive to answer these questions, which strike at the heart of the principles on which our nation was founded.  This website contains information regarding the privacy and defamation laws that many people feel are not being followed by the media and, in particular, an extreme group called the paparazzi.  We also address the first amendment rights of the paparazzi in taking pictures and publishing information about public figures.  Our website provides viewers with unbiased and factual information presented equally for both sides of this important issue.  We have provided the facts that we acquired in our search to find the answers to this issue.  While our conclusions are available to the viewers, we encourage every viewer to read all of the evidence on both sides of this matter and to form his or her own opinion.  

In reviewing these topics, ponder the following crucial questions to our nation's democracy. Which do you support more, the freedom of the press as stated in the first amendment of our nation’s constitution or the rights of an individual to privacy and an accurate depiction of character?  While these two liberties can and will always coexist, many people believe that they are no longer on even ground because of the conduct of the paparazzi in overstepping privacy boundaries.  It is time for the people to redefine the parameters of these laws.  Which are more important, public freedoms or private rights?