[WikiEN-l] Encyclopedia or Gossip Rag

[Fred Bauder]

Seems marginal, but it's not oversightable, for several reasons: It has a
reasonably reliable source (The National Enquirer has a good track record
in this area of interest); the subject and his date are public figures;
suppression would only make it worse.

The only part I have trouble with is the privacy consideration of
publishing such private information about reporters such as the female
reporter in this instance. I'm not sure merely being a reporter makes you
a public figure and opens up whatever someone chooses to expose about
your private life. For example, local TV reporters, who cares about their
private lives? Yet, supposedly they are fair game simply because they
regularly appear on camera.

Fred

> FYI to all -
> The article being referenced here is [[Chris Hansen]], the reporter known
> for hosting *To Catch a Predator.*
>
> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Marc Riddell
> <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net>wrote:
>
>> I came across this today in the English Wikipedia:
>>
>> "In 2011, it has been reported that [the subject] has been caught
>> cheating
>> on his wife with a 30 year old intern turned reporter."
>>
>> Is this worthy of a credible Encyclopedia or, if it needs reported at
>> all,
>> in a gossip tabloid rag?
>>
>> Marc Riddell
>>
>>
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