Research On The Infringement Of Reputation Of Public Figures In News Communication

Overview of the long history of human development, an important way of social civilization probably originated from information production and transmission, and news as ordinary people access to information, the protagonist of "public figure" naturally focuses on more "news eyes." The so-called public figures, including not only public officials, but also the community of all walks of life achievements, higher visibility of the so-called star group.The current law of our country has not defined "public figures". In judicial practice, when the news media and public figures are conflicting, public figures take equal protection as ordinary citizens,so it ignores the special properties of public figures. Whether in theory or in practice,the exploration of the right infringement of public figures in the news communication is in the exploration stage.Difference from ordinary citizens, public figures and their reputation have the basic characteristics of public interest and public attention. News spread of the right of reputation of public figures constitute infringement elements including damage to reputation in fact, the behavior of illegal, illegal behavior and damage of the causal relationship and behavior subjective fault. And the way of tort is mainly an insult, libel and improper reports, both of the formers are the provisions of the tort liability law, the latter is a special way of infringement of the right of reputation of public figures. Accordingly, the main reasons for the infringement of the tort is mainly embodied in the true and objective news reports, the news reports by the parties agree and the public figures of the evaluation of three aspects of neutrality.Infringement of news dissemination in the media on the right of reputation of public figures, from the point of view of the surface is a conflict between news media and public figures, the fact is the conflict between the two kinds of different interests and values, namely between freedom of speech and the right of reputation of conflict. To the right of reputation of public figures, it is a real problem that what should be placed in the existing legal framework within the general protection or from the legislative and judicial level will be public figures and ordinary citizens distinguished by special protection. In the limit and protection of the reputation right of public figures to find a balance, so that the news dissemination activities and public figures reputation rights are subject to the maximum protection as the best model.