JOUR 302 Study Guide - Final Guide: Robin Thicke, Staff Writer, Pharrell Williams
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Based more on the conduct of a reporter, photographer or video crew than on the content of media. It is a legal action to compensate a person when a journalist unduly intrudes into his/her physical solitude or seclusion or private affairs. Newsgathering torts: legal theories advanced by those who want to sue because of journalists" newsgathering behavior rather than content in the media. Can sue for intrusion and infliction of emotional distress & outrage . Often involves snooping, eavesdropping, or being in the way when someone has a reasonable expectation to peace and quiet. Journalists have a right to ask questions/take pictures in public places without risk of lawsuit for this kind of invasion of privacy. Dietemann v. time inc. , 449 f. 2d 245 (1971) Two reporters for life magazine investigated a man suspected of practicing medicine without a license by posing as a patient and husband. They visited the man at his home, where he practiced his craft, and took.
