ABSTRACT
This chapter considers value at stake in cases of unwanted attention, the value of free speech and expression. Free speech and open access to information can be valuable in a number of ways: as a means of discovering truths, debating and reforming social policies, making informed decisions, and self-expression. Nor would self-regulation by professional journalists help address problems of unwanted attention created by “citizen-journalists.” Some courts have defined matters of legitimate public concern, or what is newsworthy, quite broadly to include any subject of public interest. In addition to considering whether an image is substitutable, there are other principles to take into account in determining whether particular speech is newsworthy. Some information may be newsworthy but specific details may not be; and some information is relevant and newsworthy only to a particular circle of people but not to the general public.
