Public figures, private lives: 3 recent Buffalo incidents reignite debate | Alan Pergament

‘Let me be perfectly clear: The death of Oliver’s son was news and not because he is a celebrity as an NFL player. If a toddler in Hamburg, Orchard Park or anywhere in Western New York had drowned, the media likely would have reported and – unless authorities withheld the information – named the child and his parents in a day or two. There are countless examples of that exact scenario happening. If anything, Oliver’s celebrity delayed the reporting of the tragic news.’