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Ride-Alongs, Paparazzi, And Other Media Threats To Privacy, Robert M. O'Neil
Ride-Alongs, Paparazzi, And Other Media Threats To Privacy, Robert M. O'Neil
University of Richmond Law Review
When the Supreme Court first addressed the status of "ride- alongs" in late May of this year, the role of the news media could have been treated in any of several ways. The law enforcement officers, who were sued for invasion of privacy because they invited reporters to accompany them while serving an arrest warrant in a private home, offered several extenuations. The presence of journalists, they argued, would provide direct information to the general public about important news events. Moreover, reporters who took part in the arrest could, in a sense, keep the police honest, or at least make …
Qualified Intimacy, Celebrity, And The Case For A Newsgathering Privilege, Rodney A. Smolla
Qualified Intimacy, Celebrity, And The Case For A Newsgathering Privilege, Rodney A. Smolla
University of Richmond Law Review
In this symposium issue Robert Nagel, Diane Zimmerman, Robert O'Neil, and Erwin Chemerinsky explore the intersection of privacy and freedom of the press. In his fascinating inquiry into privacy and celebrity in modern American life, Robert Nagel demonstrates the connection between the American public's strong commitment to privacy and its simultaneous passion for robust protection of freedom of speech. Among his most important insights is the exposure of "pseudo-intimacy" as a principal currency of contemporary celebrity status. Diane Zimmerman, Robert O'Neil, and Erwin Chemerinsky all investigate the legal principles that ought to surround aggressive and surreptitious newsgathering techniques, each in …