"WHAT! YOU WANT PRIVACY."

The track record of journalist worldwide in relation to respecting privacy has been called into question lately these articles reveal.

Guardian updates editorial code following review

Readers' editor Chris Elliot says 'careful look' taken at new privacy rules in light of the phone-hacking scandal

http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/guardian-updates-editorial-code-following-review/s2/a545523/

We're with you all the way, Maddie. Literally.

It was no doubt a gruelling experience for young Madeleine Pulver. No wonder, the next day, her father had a request to make to the media...


Bill Pulver: From our family's perspective we are clearly extremely eager for our lives to return to normal and we have a daughter that is on the cusp of doing HSC exams. So, our request to you is that you respect our privacy following this and leave us to get on with our lives.

— ABC News 24, 4th August, 2011

http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s3293989.htm

October extradition hearing set for Australian 

bomb hoax suspect

Debra Peters attended the brief hearing in U.S. and left in tears. Cox said she had no knowledge of the case and asked reporters to respect her privacy.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110816/NEWS01/308160038/October-extradition-hearing-set-Australian-bomb-hoax-suspect?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Local%20News

Despite the "Code of Ethics" and especially 11.  Respect private grief and personal privacy.  Journalists have the right to resist compulsion to intrude, some British and Australian journalists have failed, lets see how their American counterparts fair.


For more information on media ethics, standards and law:


http://s4275099.blogspot.com/p/interesting-journo-stuff.html

Update:http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-18/hollywood-reporter-arrested-as-hacking-scandal-broadens/2846118 So far, so good in the USA.