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 your 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
on people's personal life.
Although
, some people have advocated for
this
to stop some population think that controls should
instead
be put in
place
to prevent
such
. In my opinion, I believe
this
trend cannot be
stopped
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stopped, however
however
it can be mitigated by putting proper controls in
place
. 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
information
  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
this
is of great benefit to the publisher,
this
has
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
this but
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this, but
after reading the
information
in the print, she was heartbroken and
this
led to the break up of their marriage. All
this
would have been prevented if
such
data were not in print.
On the other hand
, while the media cannot be fully stopped as there is freedom of speech, some individuals think control can be put in
place
.
Such
controls include and not
limted
small in range or scope
limited
to; filtering of news before printing and fining newspapers that print personal
information
.
For instance
, the
Information
Bill of 1983 which provided that publishing houses should be sued for all sensitive
information
printed should be followed rigorously and any publisher found erring should be
appropraitely
in an appropriate manner
appropriately
punished. I believe
this
is the best approach and once
this
control is in
place
, and punishment is melted on a
scape goat
someone who is punished for the errors of others
scapegoat
,
this
will serve as a form of warning to other media houses. To conclude, people's thirst for
information
is increasing daily. While it is important to feed
this
thirst, media homes should ensure that in doing
this
, no one is hurt and controls should be established to ensure people's well guided
information
are not spitting 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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