公众人物原则研究——公众知情权与个人隐私权的冲突与平衡

公众人物原则可以有效平衡公众知情权与公众人物个人隐私权的冲突。正确运用公众人物原则的前提是理清公众人物原则的基本内涵。公众人物原则的基本价值在于为新闻报道提供一个具有操作性的标准,使媒体对公众人物的报道在满足公众知情权的同时保障公众人物必要的隐私权。在新闻实践中正确运用公众人物原则需要正确把握保护公众人物隐私的度,对不同的公众人物应予以区别对待。

Study on principles for public figures: the conflict and balance between right to knowledge and individual privacy

The principles for public figures can handle the conflict between the public's right to knowledge and individual privacy.The prerequisite for the application of the principles for public figures is to clarify the intension of the concept.The value of the principles for public figures lies in the fact that they provide journalism with a set of operation standards,which can satisfy the public's right to knowledge and at the same time protect public figures' privacy.In practice,a balance should be maintained between the public right to knowledge and individual privacy in news reports and distinction between different public figures should be made.