Have Lessons Really Be Learned Since Leveson?

[meglet]

These two stories are about UK citizens that have not courted any publicity, yet their pictures have been posted online on, I believe, the most-read news site in the world. I don't believe either are in the public interest so how can this be justified, post Leveson?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344893/Rescue-operation-involves-32-emergency-staff-obese-driver-crashes-bus.html#

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2352033/Thriftiest-lottery-winner-Britain-16-years-pocketing-12million-jackpot-hes-splashed--double-glazing.html

[emmie]

who posted them on line, was it the paper?

[Old_Geezer]

These are simple human interest stories. Ban those sort of stories and the popular press would be very boring indeed. And it'd be a Draconian thing to do. Also, in fairness, it is only showing reality. Most folk in the news don't get asked for permission.

[meglet]

Sorry Em, not sure i understand your question. They are posted on DM's website.

OG, if they had broken the law or maybe even done something immoral I could understand it. But they are photographed going about their business and now be as been publicly humiliated and the other has been opened up to unwanted attention that could dramatically affect his quality of life.

[emmie]

have they been humiliated, if so they can go to the law to seek redress. i meant who took the pictures, was it the papers photographer, or a member of the police, public, when you said on line, you mean the DM's online newspaper.. so not on farcebook or other network.

[emmie]

my face appears on cctv cameras all over the place, did anyone ask my permission, no they didn't, do i like the fact that it does, no i don't, but there is little i can do about it.

[meglet]

If I was the obese guy I would feel humiliated. And it don't think it matters who takes the picture, its the paper that publishes it who make them available to many many 1000s of people. Yes, our pictures are taken daily by various means and authorities, but they are not placed on a very popular website with a judgement made against them.

[emmie]

same photographer by the looks of it, it's news

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2323750/Three-men-hurt-Land-Rover-rolls-600ft-hill-sparking-huge-rescue-operation.html

[emmie]

sorry but guy crashes into bus, is news, for about five minutes, no one will remember this, besides you were the one posting it on here.

[emmie]

besides wasn't leveson enquiry to do with hacking people's phones...

[Gromit]

Leverson was instogated because the press illegally intercepted communications. These two stories do not really fall into its remit.

The lottery winner chose to have the publicity. He could have opted out and remained private, he didn't, so tough luck.

The fat bloke crashes is more intrusive. There isn't really any public interest other than it is unusual. I am sure he has been looked at before because of his size, so he must be used to it.

Both are fairly harmless stories.

[meglet]

I am talking about the wider impact of Leveson I guess, in that it criticised the intrusion into people's private lives. The lottery winner had his picture taken 16 years ago after a win, I doubt he would have thought that allowed pictures of him going about his business to be published all these years later.

I guess I'm in the minority here.

[emmie]

perhaps, but no one asked me if i like being caught on camera wherever i roam, that to me is an even bigger intrusion, i pity the bloke in the car, but very few apart from him will remember it

[Gromit]

Actually, I do agree with you, the press should leave people like this alone. But they won't. The newspapers that do this type of story sell the most.

[youngmafbog]

Not in the public interest?

I would suggest that tax payers may well find it in their interest that they are having to pay for the like of the 'large boned' gentleman!

[meglet]

Do you really believe that quoted £20,000 cost? I don't. Unless they specially bought in the ambulance (which they didnt as it cost £400,000) then all the staff were being paid regardless of the guy's size.

[emmie]

did you see how many people and vehicles were involved. the cost would be high, our services don't come cheap...

[emmie]

do you really think that people buy a newspaper just to see a big bloke wedged in a car, oh please spare me...

[meglet]

And where exactly I'd I say that?

[meglet]

*did*

[emmie]

you didn't, but Gromit did


Actually, I do agree with you, the press should leave people like this alone. But they won't. The newspapers that do this type of story sell the most.