Tag Archives: journalistic ethics

Unethical Quote of the Month: Howard Kurtz

Walter Cronkite was a fraud, but Howard Kurtz can’t bring himself to accept it. Continue reading

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Ethically Confounding Quote of the Year (Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman Ethics Train Wreck Division): The Washington Post

Just what is this statement supposed to tell us? Continue reading

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Ethics Dunce: The Daily Beast

A volley ball is not a human being. Continue reading

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Time and Newsweek: Reaching The Dregs, and Ethics Be Damned

The question now is: how much lower can Time and Newsweek sink before they are put out of their, or our, misery? Continue reading

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The Romney “Pranks” Smear and Fairness Blindness

Fiarness alarms are failing over the Mitt Romney prep school story. Continue reading

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The Washington Post’s Teenage Romney Smear Job

Now the mainstream media is examining teenage misconduct to smear presidential candidates. How low can they go? Continue reading

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New Passengers on the Roger Clemens Ethics Train Wreck

The news media manufactures drama in the Roger Clemens trial where none exists…except in the minds of clueless reporters. Continue reading

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Did Any Journalists Actually READ Obama’s Autobiography?

The American public deserves better from this unholy disgrace of a profession, but it is increasingly clear that we’re just not going to get it. Continue reading

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NOW the New York Times Is Going To Be Fair And Objective?

I nearly entitled this “Jaw-Dropping Confession Of The Decade.” In his column today, Arthur Brisbane, The New York Times’ timid ombudsman (the Times calls him its “public editor”), writes a long post about widespread accusations that the Times has not … Continue reading

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Trayvon Martin Ethics Train Wreck Update: The Wreckage So Far, and The Wreckers

Gallup released a poll yesterday, showing: African-Americans are nearly five times more likely to be convinced that gunman George Zimmerman is “definitely guilty” of a crime than non-blacks. 75% of African-Americans believe that racial bias led to Martin’s shooting, whereas … Continue reading

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