JK Rowling Tells Leveson Inquiry of Press Intrusion
BY: BBC NEWS
JK Rowling tells an inquiry into media ethics and the media intrusion on her personal life. Rowling stated that a reporter tried to contact her by slipping a letter in her daughters backpack. She found the letter while looking through the various papers a parent would find in their child’s backpack. Rowling stated that "I felt such a sense of invasion that my daughter's bag... it's very difficult to say how angry I felt that my five-year-old daughter's school was no longer a place of complete security from journalists." Rowling discussed that children are not able to choose their parents or the families they come from, people should respect the children’s privacy no matter who their parents are. This is not the only incident that has occurred. Ms. Millmer admitted to blaming her friends and family when personal information appeared in the press, when truly her phone had been hacked. Another person, Mr. Mosley claimed that his son was unable to cope when pictures were released of him at a sadomasochistic orgy and he turned to drugs and sadly passed away. Mr. Mosley received £60 000 from The News of the World when a judge ruled that his privacy had been invaded when the story of his sex life was released. The level of intrusion of the media is unbelievable. Rowling said in an instance she had recently moved and she received a phone call and the person claimed to be from the post office and were asking for her to confirm her address. She told them that if they were from the post office they would already have her address and hung up. There is a police investigation occurring and there may be a second inquiry following it they will examine the damage done and extent of unlawful conduct by the press.The first time I heard of problems with the press in Britain was when a girl was missing and the press hacked into her cellphone and deleted messages making the family think that she was still alive. It is unbelievable what the press is capable of getting away with and the damage they do to families. For Mr.Mosely, the releasing of the photos lead to the death of his son, he could not cope with it and began taking drugs. JK Rowling covers her children in blankets when they go out publically to protect her children from the paparazzi. And Ms.Miller lost friendships when blaming the people close to her for exposing her personal information. The press is ruining and damaging people’s lives drastically. The press should not be able to take pictures of whoever they want and receive any information that they want. In my opinion anyone who is personally violated by the press should receive compensation, and a direct apology. It is not fair for these people to change the way they live their lives due to worry of what the press may find out about them.
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