UK: Press Complaints Commission rules on intrusive online video content
Posted by Liam Berkowitz on July 2, 2008 at 8:27 AM
In what could be a precedential ruling, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has upheld Carolyn Popple's complaint against the Scarborough Evening News for posting intrusive video material.
After accompanying a police raid on Popple's property, the Evening News published footage of the raid, including video and images, on its website. The paper also included a still image from the raid in its print edition. Popple, who wasn't charged with any crimes as a result of the raid, complained that the paper's footage was an invasion of her privacy.
The PCC agreed with Popple. In its adjudication the commission explained the ruling.
"Showing a video and publishing a picture of the interior of the complainant's house, without her consent, was clearly highly intrusive, particularly when the coverage contained information likely to identify her address."
The ruling could force other newspapers to more closely evaluate the video content they stream online.
Source: Press Gazette
After accompanying a police raid on Popple's property, the Evening News published footage of the raid, including video and images, on its website. The paper also included a still image from the raid in its print edition. Popple, who wasn't charged with any crimes as a result of the raid, complained that the paper's footage was an invasion of her privacy.
The PCC agreed with Popple. In its adjudication the commission explained the ruling.
"Showing a video and publishing a picture of the interior of the complainant's house, without her consent, was clearly highly intrusive, particularly when the coverage contained information likely to identify her address."
The ruling could force other newspapers to more closely evaluate the video content they stream online.
Source: Press Gazette
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