Crossing the line
I totally understand that living in the public spotlight means that privacy sometimes is difficult to come by. I really do understand that. But there are still lines. While I find it distasteful, I get that the Mac Rumors and Apple Insider teams feels compelled to report that Jobs has been seen at a cancer treatment clinic.
However, linking to stories about how long someone has left to live is a different thing entirely — and is way over the line. Gizmodo, 9 to 5 Mac, Cult of Mac and others all crossed that line today.
Nice piece by Stephen M. Hackett (tip o’ the antlers to Jeff Carlson).
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[…] the “news” and rumor sites don’t think so. While I agree with the Macalope’s statement that reporting he was seen entering a clinic is certainly newsworthy, publishing reports of exactly […]
I’d stop visiting the offending sites, but that would require me to first start visiting them.
Thanks. I agree with Stehen M. Hackett that an inappropriate line was crossed.