Selfies: Narcissistic self-indulgence or harmless fun?

AT the end of last Sunday’s Dublin stage of the Giro d’Italia bicycle race, winner Marcel Kittel fell to the ground, exhausted. Close by was Corkman David McCarthy. Instead of helping the cyclist, McCarthy took a selfie — he photographed himself, smiling, next to the grimacing sportsman. After heavy criticism, McCarthy apologised, but his actions again raised the issues of taste and self-promotion
Buried deep in her busy Twitter account, model Rosanna Davison has posted a telling photo.