Rupert Murdoch
Monday, 22 August 2011
The phone-hacking scandal involving Rupert Murdoch's News Corportation was ironic to say the least. It was like the hunter being hunted. Like scandals about gossipers. Rupert Murdoch's news empire was very much build around his company's ability to get inside scoop and sensationalise news in order to gain profit. For once, though long gone is the fear of Rupert Murdoch's corporation as politicians and the public alike spoke their minds about the matter through various platform like social networking sites. For once, Rupert Murdoch was the one whom the paparazzi was tracking.But what makes this issue of international significance is the extremes in which media have taken in order to sensationalise stories. Is it too much? What can be done? Why is this so? This are profound questions that will probably not be answered. Firstly, it is important to enquire Rupert Murdoch's motive behind hacking into people's phone. Was it that he did not respect people's privacy or the public's expectations of news have grown so much that it has forced his hand in order to satisfy the public. Is it probably then the lack of control from the government that resulted into such cases, is it the lack of governmental control?
Personally, i feel that while it is obvious that the public's expectations had a part to play, it cannot be blame, it is entirely the public's curiosity. If the class does not want the class to teach, she will still teach the children, as it is her job and the morally right thing to do as she wants to past on her knowledge. In this example, I think Rupert Murdoch's greed and arrogance was ultimately his downfall. His greed to monopolise the industry led him to going to further extreme measures. His arrogance in thinking that he could get away with the crime was also on display. I feel that him and other members of the board involved in the scandal should be punished and charged for invading of privacy. While one can argue that celebrities are the public's role model and their actions are often in full view and the public has a right to know, justifying their high salaries, innocent soldiers' and murder victims' families should be dealt with more sensitivity and they deserve certain levels of respect. They are quite obviously going through a tough period with the deaths and thus would certainly like to sort the matter in the family rather than have the news reporting stories that might not even be true. I can totally imagine the hatred felt by these families as they receive such unwanted nationwide attention when they are innocent and have done nothing wrong. Is it really too much to ask for privacy?