Privacy…
Like many folks last week, I spent quite a bit of time watching and reading news about Ted Kennedy. I even had the honor of standing on a Boston sidewalk and watching his motorcade pass by. It was an unexpectedly moving experience.
On Saturday, I watched the funeral proceedings on t.v. Prior to going to the church, there was a final service at the JFK Library. It was televised. Throughout, the newscasters kept reminding viewers that we were watching a private service being held at the library.
This got me thinking…what on earth do we mean by privacy anymore?
I don’t classify as private an event with television cameras in the room, set up specifically to broadcast that event, and then aired on television. Perhaps they meant that the event was invitation only, i.e., not open to the public. However the funeral was also invitation only and closed to the public, but not once did a newscaster suggest that the event was private. So why that categorization, for that event?
Just wondering if anyone knows where the line is any more.