Some people think that media like newspaper should stop publishing the information about the people's private life , Others think that control to stop such publication should be put in place. Discuss both views and state you opinion.

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A recent trend in the world now is that
newspaper house
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the newspaper house
publish
information
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on people's personal life.
Although
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, some people have advocated for
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to stop some population  think that controls should
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be put in
place
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to prevent
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. In my opinion, I believe
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trend cannot be
stopped
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stopped, however
however
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it can be mitigated by putting proper controls in
place
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. On one hand, people think that ones personal news should not find its way into the papers as it is an invasion of the masses space and right. Most times,
such
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information
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  is printed in order to have a captivating headline which grabs the attention of the readers and thereby lead to greater purchase of the papers. While
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is of great benefit to the publisher,
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has 
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however caused
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however, caused
more harm than
well
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good
to the people whose data is being reported.To exemplify, it was reported by Sun Newspapers on 15th May 2018 that a popular actor 'Jim Iyke' had a child outside his home, his wife never knew of
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this but
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this, but
after reading the
information
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in the print, she was heartbroken and
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led to the break up of their marriage. All
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would have been prevented if
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data were not in print.
On the other hand
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, while the media
can not
can not
cannot
be fully stopped as there is freedom of speech, I believe control can be put in
place
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.
Such
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controls include and not
limted
small in range or scope
limited
to; filtering of news before printing and fining newspapers that print personal
information
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.
For instance
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, the
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Bill of 1983 which provided that publishing houses should be sued for all sensitive
information
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printed should be followed rigorously and any publisher found erring should be
appropraitely
in an appropriate manner
appropriately
punished. Once
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control is in
place
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, and punishment is melted on a
scape goat
someone who is punished for the errors of others
scapegoat
,
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will serve as a form of warning to other media houses. To conclude, people's thirst for
information
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is increasing daily. While it is important to feed
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thirst, media homes should ensure that in doing
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, no one is hurt and controls should be established to ensure people's well guided
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are not
spitted
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spitting
spat
out.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • voluntarily
  • publishing information
  • private lives
  • privacy
  • ethical journalism
  • self-regulation
  • ethical guidelines
  • regulatory control
  • government regulations
  • media laws
  • sensationalism
  • invasive
  • personal well-being
  • public shaming
  • harassment
  • public figures
  • professional responsibilities
  • public actions
  • balanced approach
  • voluntary restraint
  • accountability
  • freedom of the press
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