Privacy in Politics essays

Privacy in Politics essays Be It Resolved That the Private Lives of Political Figures Should Be Off Limits To the Media. The private lives of political figures should be off limits to the media for the following reasons: h People (the general public) LOVE gossip. And stories about sex, drugs, violence and anything else that ¡s  ¡juicy ¡ is appealing to the public. The media feels the need to give this information to the public. It does well for the ratings of the station. Tabloids have a tendency to twist stories around, or add a sex scandal here or there. Political figures are an important part to society and hold regions together. h Things that happened in the past are an excellent example of why private lives should be off limits. For example, a lot of politicians had their teen years in the sixties. Drugs were just becoming popular and people were expressing their individuality and freedom. If a politician smoked marijuana, the usual response to that is  ¡I didn ¡t inhale ¡. We all know they did. But the reason they say,  ¡I didn ¡t inhale ¡ is because if they said  ¡Yes, I smoked marijuana every day for 2 years, inhaled, and I don ¡t deny that, ¡ the media ¡s response is  ¡He is a junkie, he ¡s a criminal, he shouldn ¡t be in office. ¡ The media wouldn ¡t respect him for his honesty. They would only focus on the bad stuff. But, how many journalists can honestly say they ¡ve never smoked or  ¡experimented ¡ with marijuana or other various drugs? If we are going to expose politicians of their teen years, why shouldn ¡t we do the same to all jobs, including media? h If you worked for a bank and you had a reputation for being a slut or  ¡easy ¡, would you want people, either customers or other employees to know of your sexual history? Wouldn ¡t that be a bad reputation for the bank? It would be the same for a political party too. If Janet Reno were to have a sexual experience broadcast ov...