Caroline Flack - Were The Press Really To Blame?

[thesshhh]

Masses of people on social media blaming the tabloid press for the tragic suicide of Caroline Flack, but can anyone explain in what way(s) the press were to blame - examples of articles would be helpful. I didn’t know the lady but she seemed to enjoy the spotlight as much as most celebrities....until the incident with her boyfriend. Is the suggestion that the press shouldn’t have reported on that and her consequent court appearance? Isn’t it their job to report on such incidents? I can’t help feeling that If they stopped such reporting, they’d stop selling papers....which may well be what the tabloid haters want.

[emmie]

going on something i read social media is in part to blame.. but the press can be very intrusive, see the pictures when she was add up in court, bundles of pressmen, cameras poking into her face recording every moment. I also read though i can't provide a link that she had anxiety and depression, something i know about..

[waterboatman]

The press have a lot to answer for on many occasions.

[emmie]

an awful waste whichever way you look at it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8011179/Caroline-Flack-took-life-minutes-best-friend-leaving-flat.html

[waterboatman]

Why couldn't they leave the girl alone!

[emmie]

because she assaulted her boyfriend which the CPS pursued.

[thesshhh]

Waterboatman, when the likes of Caroline have projects to promote they seek press coverage. Often they are dependent on press coverage to maintain their public profile Are you suggesting the press should only report on celebs when and how the celebs themselves want?

[thesshhh]

There’s also a lot of blame being attributed to social media. But I’m not convinced either that such a busy person as Caroline Flack would spend much time browsing the Internet to see what people were writing about her. Why would she bother or care?

[emmie]

because according to the news she was quite a vulnerable person, suffered with depression, which can magnify when confronted by trolls on line.

[waterboatman]

That explains it. Therefore, why didn't she get the help she obviously needed?

[emmie]

because many people with depression, anxiety don't reach out to others.

[waterboatman]

True enough.

[emmie]

according to the daily mail link, she said she was fine to her friend not long before she took her own life.
who knows what makes people do it...

[ummmm]

I'd blame the press. She might have been on TV but her private life should be private.

When you land your dream job I don't think anyone can imagine how much intrusion the British press has.

[emmie]

very true..

[Deskdiary]

No, the press were not to blame.

The press reported on the domestic violence experienced by Caroline Flack's boyfriend at Caroline Flack's hand.

[albaqwerty]

Would appear, at least from this article, that the media are being blamed for amplifying social media. Labour are politicising her suicide.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/leaders-condemn-press-intrusion/ar-BB103ToM?ocid=msedgntp

Read somewhere that paramedics attended her 24 hours before her suicide, no other comment than that, so no idea what, if any, relevance that statement had. I'll try to find the link but due to excessive coverage it may take me some time.

[dannyk13]

The Mail report here which seems quite a reasonable explanationfor her fears:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8010621/Flack-feared-trial-Tragic-TV-star-Caroline-terrified-police-bodycam-footage-her.html

[roopower]

It appears Caroline suffered with depression, one of the outcomes of this can be sudden and unexplained anger and violent acts - usually to those closest to the person. I think Caroline's boyfriend had some idea of this and that is why he didn't want to press charges. I think it was dreadful how the pbotographers had their camera lenses inches from her face, it would distress anybody, let alone someone with mental health issues. As to press intrusion and whether it is justified, it's true that many people in the limelight court the media but a line has to be drawn. I don't think you can blithely say they ask for it because they are 'celebrities' it would be a sad, dark world if we had no music, stage, comedy etc due to media intrusion. There are a huge amount of mental health issues around us, the great number of which are sadly carefully hidden, for whatever reason.

[emmie]

being a sufferer and having had several significant breakdowns, i can testify that you don't always ask for help, when help is needed.

[TheDevil]

"Is the suggestion that the press shouldn’t have reported on that and her consequent court appearance?"


Yes.

It's not just the press, but the vile comments section of news websites also. People were bombarding her with abuse from all social media platforms, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter and I'm sure others.

Irony is, she's given them even more to talk about. It's awful rather sickening really that callousness is so prominent in todays society.