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Course: Media Ethics Topic : Private Lives Public Interests. Student: Marie Berbick-Graham Lecturer: Gabriel Apata Is there an easy balance between individual privacy and the public's right to know? There is no easy balance between an individual's right to privacy and the public's right to know. This is because the very nature of what is classified as private is dependent on the individual concerned. The law states that every individual has a right to privacy-the right to be let alone. But to quote Carol Reuss (Controversies in Media Ethics 1999 pg 149) this "partially chartered minefield" does not have a level play ground. There are instances where this right to privacy is "violated" by the media if they believe the issue concerning the individual is within the public interest, i.e. the public has a right to know. Some argue the media should be the sole judges of how their activities impinge on individual right to privacy. However, the...

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