First WetPaint Posting
Hello Class,
Here is a back and forth between Jimmy Kimmel and Emily Gould the editor of Gawker.com. Gawker.com is a successful gossip website. Their argument centers around the gawker stalker website, and they argue as to just how much privacy a celebrity has.

In the clip Emily says, " I think there is a shifting definition of what private space for everyone, not just celebrities. The Internet, blogs, myspace, no one has a reasonable expectation to walk down the street and not be have what they're doing be noticed by someone. "

Do you agree or disagree with Emily's statement concerning our privacy?



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There is some veracity to Emily's views. It is a fact that no one has a reasonable expectation to walk down the street and not have what they are doing be noticed by someone. That is, however, because the street is in the public. Everything else that she said is simply moronic. The libelous articles on her site are offensive not only to the subject, but to everyone else because such lies spit in the face of true journalism. As Jimmy Kimmel made clear, it is not okay to say false things about people just because they have a lot of money.-Mike Zoghbi

I agree with Emily's statement because it is true that no one should expect to be able to walk down the street and not know what they are doing or be noticed by someone, but that doesn't mean that its right. Everyone should be able to do what they want to do without being watched. What she does shouldn't be allowed. Chris S