Tag Archives: deceit
Unethical Quote of the Week: The Washington Post
The Post’s anonymous critic of Ron Paul wants to remain anonymous to avoid being critical. WHAT??? Continue reading
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Spin, Rationalizations and Denial From the Ron Paul Faithful: An Ethics Lesson
The deceitful lengths Ron Paul supporters will go to in defense of their flawed standard-bearer! Continue reading
Filed under Character, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society
Why Would Anyone Trust A Company That Tricks Them Into Opening Its Junk Mail?
The letter arrives in an envelope that works very hard to look like it will contain an official IRS document. The mailing stamp has an elaborate eagle and flag logo; a large 2011 is posted in the lower right-hand column. Also there: a statute number TITLE 18 SEC. 1702 US CODE. There is a window in the envelope, and the address that is visible appears on institutional pink paper.
Oh-oh. Continue reading
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Ethics Dunce: Wall Street Journal Blogger James Taranto
James Taranto has found a way—he thinks—to make unethical GOP campaign tricks seem less objectionable. Compare them to the practices of New York Times columnists. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Ethics Dunces, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership
Yes, I Am An Idiot. That Doesn’t Make It Ethical To Take Advantage of Me.
I fell for an online marketing scam, and I’m not going to forget it. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Daily Life, The Internet
The Deceitful, Illogical, Unethical Disclaimer
My rules: any company or organization (that means you, PETA!) that uses a celebrity or another organization by name in its ads or promotional materials should be presumed to be untrustworthy, and any company or organization that employs a “pay no attention to the obvious implications of everything that you read, heard or saw before this” disclaimer is probably untrustworthy as well. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Literature
Word Use Ethics
Ah, politics! Words that are dishonest are winked at by the media without objection, and harmless terms generate apologies that support ignorance and vagueness. Continue reading
Fact Checker Ethics, Part II: Validating Deceit, and Practicing It Too
In its review of Washington Post “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler’s shameful refusal to call the Democratic dissembling on Social Security, Ethics Alarms saved the best—which is to say, worst—for last. Continue reading
Comment of the Day: “CNN, Burying the News to Protect Its Own”
In the Comment of the Day, Dwayne N. Zechman comments usefully on the Ethics Alarms post about CNN ignoring the developing story about its own talk show host, Piers Morgan. Continue reading →
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