When Is it Too Much?

The media is always in trouble in the court of public opinion for one reason or another.  Many media outlets are being discussed for crossing the line. My question is, is there something to that? After the recent passing of Whitney Houston I decided to look more into the issue of the media crossing boundaries. The National Enquirer posted a picture of Whitney Houston in her coffin. This was a picture that someone obviously snuck and took inside the family private viewing. This picture was bought for only God knows how many millions and that issue of the National Enquirer was the higher selling that week. Is this a violation? Is this unethical or morally incorrect? I guess the answer depends on who you ask. If you're asking me then yes, I feel that was in the worst possible taste. The fact that the family didn't release the picture lets you know they didn't want it out there. They were nice enough to have public funeral to hopefully appease the public and the media but of course that wasn't enough for some people. The National Enquirer was wrong to post that picture knowing it was stolen. However, the fact that people bought it is even more interesting. What is it about death that makes people so curious? Why do people need to see the body? In any event I think the media has an obligation to use better judgment and exhibit class in their outlets of journalism whatever that may be. At some point it has to stop being about the money, it has to stop being about who can break the story first. It just needs to be news. The public does not need to see everything. This is just one example of many where the media has crossed the line, but there are many.