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The general rule in journalism seems to be that if the information is sufficiently public and there is a sufficient public interest in it, it should be reported
by pluma 11y ago
The general rule in journalism seems to be that if the information is sufficiently public and there is a sufficient public interest in it, it should be reported on as if it were published legitimately. There's an obvious trade-off between public interest and confidentiality and privacy concerns, of course.
I'm not sure what the legal situation is in every country but as I understand it, similar trade-offs exist in German law (which otherwise has a very strong stance on privacy).
- psykpsyk 11y agoIsn't there sufficient public interest in having culture available to everyone? I think even the CIA used (or tried to use)culture to overthrow governments and political systems around the world. If Hollywood movies are culture/art is debatable, ofcourse, and maybe that's where lies the problem. People are confusing commercial and political agendas with culture/art, and that's no accident...