• Even if this story only represents one facet of Knox's perspective on this matter, I am deeply inspired by her thoughts and reasoning around this event.
• To me, situations like this, where the media has effectively created a monster, and the public has rallied around demonizing that figure, indicated a larger community problem.
• That the media lacked ethics, still uses inaccurate language, and fails to uphold journalistic standards when reporting about Knox is one aspect of the issue, but on the other hand what Knox, Monroe, Markle, Diana, and Spears all have in common is the rabid public that was more than happy to demonize these young women for their perceived failures and sexuality.
• The media made the news, but the general population consumed it, created the steady demand for more information.
• Especially with the popularity of crime podcasts and other gossip rag quality podcasts rising in mainstream entertainment right now, the same ideologies that have haunted Knox are being rebranded and continuing today.

Is this how companies can produce shows and what not about Marilyn Monroe, and Princess Diana? How is the legal rights of a 'public figure' decided when that person has never willingly been a public figure? Those who are in the Royal family are public figures, and there are ceremonies, and official meetings declaring them public figures. Similarly, actresses, government officials, and performers all make the decision to pursue fame.

I hope that there is some action, some change, in the way public figures are covered and the manner in which the public consumes this material to protect more people from being left living with their media appointed doppelganger.

I knew nothing about Amanda Knox before this article. I went and read her interview with NYT by Jessica Bennett for further background information before coming back to this story by Knox.

I would agree that she characterizes the scrutiny from the media accurately. Especially in light of Monica Lewinsky, Britney Spears, and now Meghan Markle, Amanda Knox's story although a different topic, is the same story of the press villainizing a young woman and slandering her name to the point of infamy.