Dolly Parton’s Death Raises a Big Question: Does the Public Have a Right to Know?
Dolly Parton’s Death Raises a Big Question: Does the Public Have a Right to Know?
Dolly Parton’s death shocked millions of fans around the world. Within hours, the public learned that cancer was the cause. But increasingly, when celebrities, politicians and other public figures die, we hear that they died—but not necessarily how or why.
So where should the line be drawn between a family’s right to medical privacy and the public’s right to know?
On today’s The Karel Cast, Karel examines how reporting on death has changed in the age of instant news and social media. Sometimes determining an…
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