Tag Archives: journalism
Farewell To A Professional Journalist: Mike Wallace (1918-2012)
We’ll miss you, Mike. Continue reading
Filed under Journalism & Media, Professions
Wanted, Desperately Needed, and Lacking: Professionals, Adults and Values in the Media
This is what happens when a vital democratic institution requiring integrity, self-control, professionalism, ethics and a sense of responsibility is in the control of second rate minds with third rate values. Continue reading
Abuse of Power and Press Intimidation At The White House
ncreasingly, it seems to me, a favored tactic of stalwarts, in the media and out of it, of the Obama administration is to try to silence critics rather than rebut them. This takes many forms: intimidation by labeling all criticism as proof of racism; using distorted definitions of civility to induce self-censorship, as with the “No Labels” effort and the attacks on Sarah Palin in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting; denying appropriate news coverage to stories illustrating the Administration’s copious missteps and shortcomings; and even calls for regulatory censorship of talk radio and Fox News on the theory that they are harmful and dangerous. This trend is disturbing. For the President of the United States to preside over efforts news media intimidation is more than disturbing; it is frightening. Continue reading
How Unethical Is This Feature Story? Let Us Count The Ways:
The feature, courtesy of the Houston Press, and I’m not making this up, is headlined “The Ten Hottest Women on the Texas Sex Offenders List”, which is sure to make another list somewhere, “The Ten Most Offensive Ideas for a Feature Story.” Continue reading
Unethical Quote of the Week: Detroit News Business Editor Sue Carney
The Detroit News is standing by its unethical journalistic practices, and lying about it….which is all the public should expect from a news source that crafts its criticism to keep the object of the criticism happy. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Ethics Quotes, Journalism & Media, Professions, The Internet
Ethics Quiz: Find The Tell-Tale Mistake!
Your challenge in today’s Ethics Quiz: Find the ethics gaffe in a story about journalistic ethics! Continue reading
Unethically Leaked Unethical Manuscript Shows That Sarah Palin Is Unethical
The Anchorage Daily News has obtained a leaked (read: stolen) manuscript of an unpublished book detailing a close former aide to Sarah Palin’s discovery of the Republican star’s many character flaws. Surprised? Continue reading
Ethics Hero: Marvin Kalb
Agreeing with the mainstream media’s view of the world and approving of how they practice journalism are two very different things, and in the incestuous world of the mainstream media, it takes an Ethics Hero to admit it. Continue reading
Filed under Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Professions
A Code of Ethics For Each Blog
Maryn McKenna argues that each blogger should develop and posts the code of ethics for his or her own blog, and upon reflection, I think that is both an important exercise that each blogger should undertake and a useful resource for readers. Continue reading
Filed under Journalism & Media, Professions, The Internet
CNN and John King, Endorsing “Newspeak” and Disgracing American Journalism
I don’t want to even look at John King until he apologizes for his fatuous, cowardly, anti-democratic apology or until CNN sacks him, and I personally vow to say or write “cross-hairs” every day until he does. Continue reading
