ionable, "the intrusion should be highly offensive to a reasonable person;" and it must be "intentional interference with another's interest in solitude or seclusion." The Courts have given the press considerable latitude in pursuing leads and otherwise engaging in newsgathering activities, especially in public and quasi-public places. In Branzberg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972), the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment applied to newsgathering as well as to publishing and speech. In Time, Inc. v. Hill, 385 U.S. 374, 388 (1974), Justice William Brennan commented that "exposure of the self to others in varying degrees is a concomitant of life in a civilized community. The risk of this exposure is an essential incident of life in a society which places a primary value on freedom of speech and press." According to Gillmore et al, "persistence by reporters attempting to gather news, even if they repeatedly telephone, drive by a person's home, and follow the person usually does not rise to the level of an act of intrusion." Reporte
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