Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Post Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 12:09 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] and personal space.... (snip) > How many people would react kindly to having a complete stranger come up > close into one's personal space, touch you on the arm or shoulder, and then > push a camera into one's face? Live by publicity, die by publicity. Certainly there are rules of common courtesy and behavior that should govern us all, but those who are voluntarily in the public eye - politicians, movie stars, etc. etc. - know how the game is played and are in no position to complain about it. In terms of Di and Doddie - They didn't need to give a photo op - all they needed to do was have their driver obey the traffic laws and they'd be alive today and the world would have a few more crappy telephoto shots through car windows. Additionally - and apologies to any of Di's former subjects who may be offended - but I would suggest that Princess Di was an skilled manipulator and user of the media who was eventually killed and eaten by the beast she had endlessly fed. NOW - When we're talking about non-media savvy folks - disaster victims, etc. - that's a whole other ball of wax - and despite having been a reporter for 23 years I always wonder why I never see the father of some autocrash victim punch out the first person to shove a mike or lens in his face and ask him how he feels. As I often tell people, I would never have allowed me to interview me in many of the situations in which I operated as a reporter.