A Public Figure's Private Life

INTERNATIONAL ATATURK ALA-TOO UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT

Course Paper
Topic: Does the public have a right to know about a public figure’s private life?

Done by: Shukurollokh Saidikramov
Supervisor: Tahmina Mamedova

Bishkek -2017

CONTENT

1. Introduction……………………..…………………………….2
2. Chapter Ӏ…………………………………..…………………..3
3. Chapter ӀӀ………………….…………………..……………....5
4. Conclusion……………………………………………..….......7
5. Bibliography…………………………………………………..9 1. Introduction Since the beginning of human history, people differ from each other. Someone is rich, while another is poor; one is tall, while the second is small;

The same thing is with imitating the public figure. People want to know more and more about their ideals and they start to observe them everywhere. From his working place till, sorry for saying this, WC. And, actually, the main problem of the public figures privacy starts from there. On almost every corner of their home and working place secret cameras are placed and they are taken photo 24 hours a day. Moreover, those photos are printed on the front pages of the famous magazines and newspapers, so that everybody can see them sleeping on the workplace, shaving, eating, talking in a strange way, laughing, beating their children or pet and other awkward photos. This job is generally done by journalists or paparazzi. The first duty of a journalist is to let people know what is going on in the world around them, so that they can make their own decisions about what to think, do or

Private morality can tell us something about the person's character, and how it could affect their professional performance. If, in his private life, a public figure is found to have lied in a serious way, the public should be made aware that he could be lying in his work, too. Where public figures are responsible for setting a moral tone in society, any private immorality should be exposed as hypocrisy. For example, society should be aware that a leading campaigner against child abuse regularly beats his own children. 2. The media should constantly examine the lives of public figures with responsibility for public funds and other assets. Politicians who have the power to influence the awarding of contracts should accept that their private friendships with business people should be open to public view. After all, it is taxpayers' money they could be giving away illegally. Politicians can promise voters that their friendships will never influence them in public office. As a journalist, you should monitor whether they keep that