浅析媒体“知情权”与公民“隐私权”的冲突与平衡

媒体知情权是指公民通过媒体了解知道公共事务,特别是有关国家政务信息,以及与自己利益和兴趣有关的各类社会信息的权利。公民隐私权是指公民对以自己纯个人的生活秘密和个人生活自由为内容,禁止他人干涉的一种人身权利。媒体的知情权与公民的隐私权具有天然的抗争性,如何平衡两者之间的冲突,既保护好媒体的知情权,又不伤害公民的隐私权,成为需要进一步探讨和研究的新课题。

Analysis on the conflict and balance between knowing right of media and privacy right of citizens

Knowing right of media shall mean the right, which citizens know public affairs, especially concerned information of government affairs and all kinds of social information with respect to oneself benefit and interest. Privacy right of citizens mean one of personal rights that citizens prohibit others from intervening the purely individual life secret and individual freedom. Knowing right of media and privacy right of citizens have natural conflict , how to balance their conflict, to protect knowing right of media and not to impair privacy right of citizens, have been a new topic to be in need of further discussion and research.