The disappearance of 6-year-old Mary Boyle, Ireland's Madeleine McCann.

[G-Unit]

Quite right too!  Yet some think Martin Brunt should have been sacked for his doorstepping antics.

They may have behaved in a similar manner, but their reasons and their targets were very different.

[Venturi Swirl]

They may have behaved in a similar manner, but their reasons and their targets were very different.

The principle is the same, doorstepping someone perceived to have done something wrong in order to report it in the media.

[Sunny]

Quite right too!  Yet some think Martin Brunt should have been sacked for his doorstepping antics.

Not quite the same at all Vertigo Swirl.

Gemma O'Doherty was doorstepping a senior policeman who seems to have been breaking the law. Brenda was neither a senior police officer nor breaking the law.

[Venturi Swirl]

Not quite the same at all Vertigo Swirl.

Gemma O'Doherty was doorstepping a senior policeman who seems to have been breaking the law. Brenda was neither a senior police officer nor breaking the law.

So who can and can’t be doorstepped in your view? 

[Sunny]

So who can and can’t be doorstepped in your view?

I would imagine no one who hadn't been arrested or charged now following the Cliff Richard BBC mess.

IMO no individual should ever be doorstepped even those cowboy builders that presenters follow up the street to get ratings up.

Doorstepping is not about news it is about notoriety for the presenter and the TV show IMO.  And IMO that goes for Sonia Poulton who I have read doorstepped the McCanns too before you ask.

[Venturi Swirl]

I would imagine no one who hadn't been arrested or charged now following the Cliff Richard BBC mess.

IMO no individual should ever be doorstepped even those cowboy builders that presenters follow up the street to get ratings up.

Doorstepping is not about news it is about notoriety for the presenter and the TV show IMO.  And IMO that goes for Sonia Poulton who I have read doorstepped the McCanns too before you ask.

So a law against allowing the press to doorstep anyone should be enacted in your view?

[Robittybob1]

So a law against allowing the press to doorstep anyone should be enacted in your view?

One of the most popular TV programs in NZ is called "Fair Go" and one of the common occurrences are the reporters doorstepping  the people ripping others off.
There would be riots if that was ever disallowed.   Over here if we don't get service we say "I'll take that to Fair Go"
 and they will take notice.

https://youtu.be/oH-Esm1LjCg

[Sunny]

So a law against allowing the press to doorstep anyone should be enacted in your view?

Personally yes, if they haven't been charged with a crime as I said earlier I think Sonia Poulton was very wrong to try to do the same to the Mccanns.

[Venturi Swirl]

Personally yes, if they haven't been charged with a crime as I said earlier I think Sonia Poulton was very wrong to try to do the same to the Mccanns.

Personally I think you are talking about restricting the freedom of the press and I disagree with you.  Doorstepping is a very common journalistic practice and not only of people suspected of or involved in criminal activity. 

[faithlilly]

Personally I think you are talking about restricting the freedom of the press and I disagree with you.  Doorstepping is a very common journalistic practice and not only of people suspected of or involved in criminal activity.

Don’t you believe that the media doorstepping individuals who are being investigated may jeopardise any future court case ?

[Robittybob1]

Don’t you believe that the media doorstepping individuals who are being investigated may jeopardise any future court case ?

They are civil case matters not criminal matters.

[Venturi Swirl]

Don’t you believe that the media doorstepping individuals who are being investigated may jeopardise any future court case ?

Can you give any examples where this has been the case?

[Miss Taken Identity]

So a law against allowing the press to doorstep anyone should be enacted in your view?

Just to remind you- citizens have a right to privacy. They do not need to or are obliged to discuss anything with the press. Especially, the doorstepping cheap media hype of no news and fake news.  Freedom of the press was not your main concern with regards to the libel by McCanns thread. They were quite right to sue the newspapers you and other supporters  claimed.  I just wonder if freedom of the press  is a valid argument for you on this thread as it shows hypocrisy is alive and well.

 No cite just go to the thread and read!