The Leveson Inquiry is an on-going court case at the moment,
that is looking at press intrusion in all areas of the media.
Had Jesus been alive today as a journalist I do not think
that this Inquiry would ever have needed to have taken place. This is because
it has come about from Newspapers and Magazines paying journalists and/or
private investigators, to go undercover and phone tap or take photos of people
when there most vulnerable. Take the case of the murdered school girl Milly
Dowler who’s phone was tapped whilst missing. This lead the police and her
parents to believe she was still alive. This meant it took the police a lot
longer to find out what happened to her. I don’t think Jesus would morally have
agreed with this or been part of exposing any of this information to the
general public.
Magazine editors have also come under criticism for using
pictures of celebrities where they were unaware they were having there picture
taken. The Magazines like to point out certain features of these people such as
weight loss/gain or plastic surgery for the readers amusement. I don’t think
Jesus would have approved of this, as he preached that we should learn to love
ourselves and each over just the way we are.
I think Jesus would be upset to see the dishonest ways that
today’s journalists use to get there information, especially as these stories
are not always of the public’s interest.
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