Informative Essay

There’re plenty of good sample essays online. This one is an example of informative essay writing.

On Sept. 29, 1998, California Governor Pete Wilson signed what is thought to be the nation’s first “paparazzi law” – legislation designed to punish photographers considered too aggressive in taking pictures of celebrities and others. The new state law and similar proposals awaiting action in the U.S. Congress raise significant First Amendment concerns. ¹

Legislative proposals for curbing the excesses of celebrity photographers – the so-called “paparazzi” – have been around for a number of years, pushed primarily by the Screen Actors Guild in the California assembly. ² Then Princess Diana and her companions were killed in an automobile crash in a Paris street tunnel on Aug. 31, 1997. ³ The initial perception that paparazzi chasing the limo were responsible for the tragedy quickly pushed legislative efforts much higher on the agenda. ⁴ Other factors driving the legislation: more aggressive tactics by free-lance photographers in the pursuit of celebrity photos, the development of higher powered telephoto lenses and parabolic microphones, and an increasing public concern about privacy. ⁵
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