The term paparazzo is defined as "a freelance photographer who stalks celebrities to photograph them." (Definition of paparazzo, 2011) The name originates from the surname of a photographer in the 1960 film La Dolce Vita. (Green) Yet the meaning of the word paparazzo denotes a stronger meaning than that of a simple freelance photographer. Paparazzi are known for their persistent and annoying personalities who will do anything to get the shot they want. The main targets of the paparazzi are celebrities who enchant the public. The public's obsession with that person encourages paparazzi to pursue celebrity and encourages them to participate in acceptable invasive antics. It is only when harm occurs that the public is outraged by the paparazzi's news-gathering techniques. A notable example of inappropriate intrusion concerns the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed, who were killed on August 31, 1997 in a high-speed car chase in Paris. France chased by paparazzi. The death sparked much criticism of the media and their news-gathering techniques, especially those of the paparazzi. Media attention towards celebrities has caused a loss of privacy and a distorted view of private and public matters for celebrities. This loss comes from the classification of celebrities as public figures, meaning their daily lives are subject to scrutiny unlike the average person. The public benefits from intrusion into the lives of celebrities because of their obsession with wanting to know every bit of gossip. Paparazzi satisfy this fixation by collecting information that the public wants to consume. The methods of the paparazzi are condemned because they invade the...... middle of paper... the courts and the press. Works Cited Definition of paparazzo. In (2011). Oxford Dictionary Online Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/paparazzo?region=usSiegel, P. (2002). Communication law in America. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.Pember, D., & Calvert, C. (2011). Mass media law. (Vol. 17, page 243). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Middleton, K., Lee, W., & Chamberlin, B. (2005). The right of public communication. (ed. 2005, page 182). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. Nordhaus, J. Privacy Rights of Celebrities: How Far Should the Press Go?. Retrieved from http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/ogandy/c734 resources/celebrities Rights - nordhaus.pdfGreen, P. (n.d.). Where does the word paparazzi come from?. Retrieved from http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/where-paparazzi-term-come-from