Being famous should not mean that you give up all right to a private. Although a lot depends on the reason why a person is famous, everyone should be able to enjoy a certain amount of privacy.
I believe it is useful to draw a distinction between those who have sought a career in the public eye and those who have not. Prominent performers in film, television and music, for example, have clear chosen a career path that potentially leads to fame. In fact, for many of them, becoming as widely known as possible is a key ambition. Since they have invited the public to focus their attention on them, they should not be too surprised to find that people are interested in gossip or scandal about their private lives. Public attention is not something that you can turn on and off at will. Having said that, even those who seek fame still deserve the protection of the law and the media should be prevented from harassing them.
Other public figures, on the other hand, have not chosen to be famous. Members of royal families are born into fame, as are the children of celebrities. Ordinary people in the news often become well-known through no fault of their own. It is my opinion that the media have no right to intrude into these people’s private lives. I would even go so far as to say that I support an extension of the law to guarantee their privacy. The media should be prevented from reporting on things that should be private matters.
As the media continue to become more and more powerful in our society, so the question of privacy becomes more important. Everyone deserves a private life, although perhaps some deserve it more than others.
Being
famous
should not mean that you give up all right to a
private
. Although a lot depends on the reason why a person is
famous
, everyone should be able to enjoy a certain amount of privacy.
I believe it is useful to draw a distinction between those who have sought a career in the
public
eye and those who have not. Prominent performers in film, television and music,
for example
, have
clear
chosen a career path that
potentially
leads to fame. In fact, for
many
of them, becoming as
widely
known as possible is a key ambition. Since they have invited the
public
to focus their attention on them, they should not be too surprised to find that
people
are interested
in gossip or scandal about their
private
lives
.
Public
attention is not something that you can turn on and off at will. Having said that, even those who seek fame
still
deserve the protection of the law and the
media
should be
prevented
from harassing them.
Other
public
figures,
on the other hand
, have not chosen to be
famous
. Members of royal families
are born
into fame, as are the children of celebrities. Ordinary
people
in the news
often
become well-known through no fault of their
own
. It is my opinion that the
media
have no right to intrude into these
people
’s
private
lives
. I would even go
so
far as to say that I support an extension of the law to guarantee their privacy. The
media
should be
prevented
from reporting on things that should be
private
matters.
As the
media
continue to become more and more powerful in our society,
so
the question of privacy becomes more
important
. Everyone deserves a
private
life, although perhaps
some
deserve it more than others.