The shifting media landscape has radically rewritten the rules of what content is suitable for publication, and what is considered a private matter. Case in point: many outlets published a photo of a battered Rihanna, reportedly the victim of a domestic abuse incident, while others chose to link to it, and some didn't mention it at all.
A police headshot, reportedly of the pop singer, first surfaced on TMZ.com on February 19, prompting questions about where it came from ...