On The Tort Liability Of News On The Covert Coverage

With the continuous development of journalism and the improvement of the public legal awareness, the impetus of lawsuits for news infringement are increasing. The news infringement disputes of covert coverage involving both the press law, also involving the tort law issues. It involves not only the press law, also referred to the tort law field. It has not only the problem of freedom of expression and supervision by public opinion, but it is a difficult problem about to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of citizens. Due to the lagging and the lack of relevant laws, the legal status of the covert coverage is blurred. Imperfect legal system will affect the final results of the news infringement problems.The news infringement of covert coverage is mainly manifested in violation of privacy, reputation and image rights.It is difficult to identify the responsibilities of the news infringement of covert coverage. Owing to the particularity of the covert coverage, when identify the responsibilities of the news infringement of covert coverage, it needs to distinguish between public and private, public and public figures. Sometimes, no matter how the interview content, interview behavior of specific location and specific object are likely to constitute infringement of civil rights. In addition, identify the responsibilities of the news infringement of covert coverage, on the basis of assumption of responsibility, also need to consider the public’s right to know, public and public figures, ultimately determine the property responsibility and non-property responsibility of the tort-feasor. Therefore, by building the liability system of the news infringement of covert coverage to further clarify which exist problems and to seek a balance between freedom of the press, supervision by public opinion and personality right protection. Give priority to with open interviews, timely with the use of the covert coverage, can not only protect the media press freedom but also protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.