Privacy Rights in he US and Reality Television

The number of police-oriented shows is quite high, as is the number of reality based police shows where camera crews follow the police to film their actions as it relates to citizens. This fact raises the issue of whether camera crews should be able to film innocent family members or close of “wanted” citizens without their permission, especially within their houses. Television crews may blur the face of persons who do not give their permission for their likeness to be on T.V., however the fact that they may enter someone’s house on the tail of the police without the permission of the owner has been frowned upon by many courts.

For more information regarding television journalism and the right to privacy, take a close look at both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. However, as this issue is one that has evolved over time through the courts, it is most important to look at recent court cases regarding television journalism to see what the state of the law truly is regarding this issue.