UCLA Worker Punished For Sneaking Peek At Farrah Fawcett's Medical File - Page 2
For the Enquirer's part, they are taking the high road:
Enquirer senior reporter Alan Smith told the Times that Fawcett's cancer is newsworthy."We publish what we believe is accurate," he said.
Isn't that nice. I could come on here and say that Britney is the spawn of two aliens and that she drinks goat's blood for breakfast, claim that I believe it is accurate, and I guess that makes it journalism. Hey, I just found a way to make my job a whole lot easier! Forget all the fact-checking, cross-referencing, and making sure I get my story straight, I'll just pull things out of my butt and say, "I believe it is accurate." Because if I believe it, it's so!
Look, whether you are Farrah Fawcett, Britney Spears, or Joe Schmoe The Ragpicker, when you enter a hospital you have certain expectations of privacy. Anyone who would sell things like this to the tabloid press should not only be fired but prevented from working in any sort of health-care industry again, no matter if they were a nurse or a janitor. You need to concentrate on getting well, not worrying about whether somebody is rifling through your personal files.
Our prayers and best wishes go out to Farrah in her continued recovery.
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