Category Archives: Etiquette and manners
The Significance of “Pow Wow Chow”
A cookbook contains recipes that make Elizabeth Warren less trustworthy, in my book. Continue reading
Editor, Plagiarist and Ethics Dunce Extraordinaire Robert Ripley Meets His Worst Nightmare…
A plagiarizing editor is caught, exposed and shamed by an ethical blogger. Wonderful! Continue reading
Chris Matthews Gets A Lesson On The Golden Rule
Another expert felled by Jeopardy! Continue reading
Credit Ethics: New Ethics Alarms Policy
In the wake of the Mary Frances Prevost Affair, new rules on Ethics Alarms. Continue reading
The Plagiarist Strikes Back!
Mary Frances Prevost has a classy response to my inquiriy about why she stole my blog post, if you consider “Up yours!”.classy. Continue reading
Internet Betrayal: The Dork, The Spreadsheet, and the E-mail Avenger
When you send a private message to someone and pour out your heart, empty your skull, vent your spleen, or otherwise express things you probably should have slept on and moderated in the clear light of day, you don’t want your correspondent to use the internet as a weapon against you and introduce you to millions at your worst. It is a terrible, cruel, indefensible thing to do…to anyone. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Etiquette and manners, The Internet
Unethical Quote of the Week: Jennifer Porter Gore, Rep. Keith Ellison’s Communications Director
Twitter, the great jerk detector! Rep Keith Ellison: Busted! Continue reading
Ethics Hero: Ashley Judd
The acting member of the Judd family has written a passionate, perceptive, articulate and courageous essay about media misogyny over at the Daily Beast. If you have a daughter, have her read it. If you have a son, have him read it too. Heck, everybody should read it Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Laurie Penny
A British journalist get saved by an American actor, and uses the incident to bash the U.S. Gee, thanks, Ryan Gosling! Continue reading
