Ever wondered how so much information on celebrities gets out and why they would even dream of sharing it with the world?
Some celebs such as Hugh Grant are now campaigning for less rights of access to personal celebrity info. (He has a campaign called 'Hacked off' which is to raise awareness of the privacy, the phone hacking scandal and to look into it. He also wants to develop a better guideline for press to work by - http://hackinginquiry.org/ )
Some argue that 'celebrities deserve no private life as this is the lifestyle they have chose and they know the consequences' but then on the other hand some people are born into celebrity with no choice in the matter and they are still human beings like anyone else, with entitlements to privacy. You can imagine how unnerving it would be to have your most personal details shared, tracked and broadcast to the world. Its understandable why a lot of celebrities have PR managers that manage their social network profiles for them, to ensure the wrong things don't come out.
Public relations management of Privacy in the celebrity world can be a difficult thing to do, with celebrities constantly being in the public eye and in a world where everything is online & your movements can be traced. Its not just a matter of keeping out of the way of paparazzi anymore.
There have been:
-Nude photo leaks of a number of celebrities from having their personal iClouds
hacked. Leaking onto Imgur & other photo/file hosting sites.
hacked. Leaking onto Imgur & other photo/file hosting sites.
- Phone hacking scandals (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14151678)
- Even medical records were being inappropriately accessed for the sake of press.
- Even medical records were being inappropriately accessed for the sake of press.
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Some celebs such as Hugh Grant are now campaigning for less rights of access to personal celebrity info. (He has a campaign called 'Hacked off' which is to raise awareness of the privacy, the phone hacking scandal and to look into it. He also wants to develop a better guideline for press to work by - http://hackinginquiry.org/ )
Some argue that 'celebrities deserve no private life as this is the lifestyle they have chose and they know the consequences' but then on the other hand some people are born into celebrity with no choice in the matter and they are still human beings like anyone else, with entitlements to privacy. You can imagine how unnerving it would be to have your most personal details shared, tracked and broadcast to the world. Its understandable why a lot of celebrities have PR managers that manage their social network profiles for them, to ensure the wrong things don't come out.
Some blame press guidelines and as Hugh Grants campaign is working toward, wants the system improved and to have more legal protection with what the press can and cant access. As the press regulatory body IPSO (Independent press standards Organisation) is seen as not a strong enough power to control this. Are the laws strong enough to ensure PR managers can feel their clients are kept safe? It might even make their job harder and have to become more personal to celebrity lives themselves (but that may even risk personal information being leaked by Managers!)
Public relations management may need to evolve and try keep even more on top of information and invent more preventative measures to keep their client safe.
As the barrier between celebrities & their audiences narrow, with contact becoming more spontaneous and personal with social networks available at a click of a button. It can be hard for celebrities and even their PR managers to keep a balance between work & personal life. What do you think about celebrity privacy? Please comment below and let us know what you think.
More info on privacy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14151678
Public relations management may need to evolve and try keep even more on top of information and invent more preventative measures to keep their client safe.
As the barrier between celebrities & their audiences narrow, with contact becoming more spontaneous and personal with social networks available at a click of a button. It can be hard for celebrities and even their PR managers to keep a balance between work & personal life. What do you think about celebrity privacy? Please comment below and let us know what you think.
More info on privacy - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14151678