My name, my face, my story have effectively entered the public imagination. I am legally considered a public figure, and that leaves me little recourse to combat depictions of me that are harmful and untrue, and gives carte blanche to anyone who wants to write about me to do so without consulting me in any way.
This is a perfect example of how media outlets can put out their idea of the "truth" of a story without knowing all the facts. Posting about peoples livelihood without knowing every detail is reckless and can be extremely detrimental to someone's character and image. Amanda Knox is just one example of many people whom have been falsely reported on. It's irresponsible to write about someone if you are not completely aware of the story through all angles. It's evident that many outlets were just "piggy backing" off on one another and simply just trying to hook new consumers and gain traffic.