Dicey balance between privacy and public interest when covering big people

The Primacy of Privacy

Dylan McKibbon argues that the concept of privacy has been long misunderstood and ought to be elevated to the status of a core bioethical principle to be regarded as a cornerstone of bioethical activity. __________________________________________ When an ethicist speaks about non-maleficence, they do not reference the criminal code; it is understood that the criminal code […]

Dicey balance between privacy and public interest when covering big people

By Isaac Sagala There was a very strange media event in March 2009. In an unprecedented move, former President Mwai Kibaki’s private life was subjected to glaring scrutiny, his domestic matters were laid bare; voluntarily so. The President sensationally called a press conference to declare that he only had one wife, Lucy. This was after being goaded to respond to mounting speculation and provocation about his perceived dalliance with former Otha…