Horton, G. (2022) Celebrities’ families and privacy: the need for enhanced self-regulatory protection. Communications Law: Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, 27 (1). pp. 24-36. ISSN 1746-7616
Abstract
The role of journalism has altered in recent decades. The Cairncross Review highlighted how reader demand has changed the types of news stories that people are interested in reading, alongside how they read them. Indeed, celebrity stories are still found to be particularly popular. The reporting of celebrity stories can have negative impacts, not only on celebrities, but on their families. The Leveson Inquiry highlighted how harrowing these impacts can be. Following the conclusion of the Inquiry, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) was formed and the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) disbanded. However, despite IPSO’s regulation, this article concludes that invasions of celebrities’ families’ private lives are still taking place following recent complaints by celebrities on behalf of their families. As a consequence of this, there are concerns that such invasions are still occurring as IPSO is perceived as an ineffective regulator. This argument shall be considered within this article before offering recommendations as to how IPSO can better protect celebrities’ families’ privacy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Bloomsbury Professional. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Communications Law: Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Right to privacy; Leveson Inquiry; Press self-regulation; Celebrities; IPSO |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2022 13:31 |
Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2022 13:44 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190557 |