[liability]

> In contrast, other newspaper topics like politics, sports, business, etc. are often literal reporting of what people do.

I was once in a local paper for my participation in a sports team. Well, my picture was. The name given to me in the article and caption was fabricated. Such a name didn't even belong to anybody else in my school, let alone on the same team!

I assume the 'reporter' was too drunk to remember my name and too embarassed to ask somebody, so he just made one up.

[DoreenMichele]

I was interviewed via email while still homeless. They assumed I was male without asking, then just made up quotes. Because the interview was by email, I have a written record of what I actually said, so I know it was outright fabricated and not some kind of misheard/misunderstood thing.

I sort of understand the misgendering. Most visible street people are male. But the fabricated quote made me feel like "They think they can just do anything they want because I'm so poor." That felt like intentionally shitty behavior.

[zaroth]

Don't worry, they do the same thing to everyone, including the President. Making up quotes, that is.

[DoreenMichele]

It's still shitty. General lack of ethics and honesty is not some moral high ground that sits above mere classism and contempt for the poor and presumed powerless.

[gamblor956]

That is extremely unusual since besides generally require release forms from people in the pictures they run.

[Monroe13]

In the US at least, no release form is required of those pictured in a news article.

[gamblor956]

In the US at least, a release form is required of those pictured in a news article by name for articles published by the AP or any major city newspaper like the NYT, Chicago Tribune, WaPo, or LA Times...

[Monroe13]

Nope, even the big publications do not use or need release forms for photos in news reporting.

If you are in public and the photo is “newsworthy” your image can be printed in a newspaper without your consent.

“Use of someone's name or likeness for news reporting and other expressive purposes is not exploitative, so long as there is a reasonable relationship between the use of the plaintiff's identity and a matter of legitimate public interest.” - http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/using-name-or-likeness-anoth...