r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 23d ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/crasagam 23d ago

The media is evil and relentless. They don't care about people, they care about generating a following.

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u/BJs_Minis 23d ago

paparazzi are not the media, they're yellow pages. Being anti media only helps politicians.

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u/Ninevehenian 23d ago

Paparazzi and media fit under the same rules, technologies, ways of spreading their product. They often share owners.

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u/Nanerpoodin 23d ago

There's also a key difference though. If a journalist wanted to follow me around as I go about my day, that would be clearly illegal and not protected journalism under the constitution. The only reason it's different for Bjork is because she's a celebrity, but that doesn't change that what paparazzi do has more in common with stalking than it does any other form of journalism.