Tag Archives: New York Times

May 18, 2011

Newt Gingrich: Ethics Victim…Ethics Miscreant…Walking, Talking Ethics Lesson

I’m glad Newt Gingrich is in the presidential race, however foolishly and futilely. He is perhaps the perfect illustration of how a potential political leader’s private personal conduct is not only relevant to assessing his fitness to lead, but predictive of it. Continue reading →

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Filed under Gender and Sex, Government & Politics, History, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Popular Culture, U.S. Society

Tagged as "food stamp President", "Meet the Press", accountability, adultery, betrayal, bias, Bosley Crowther, character, conservative talk radio, David Gregory, dishonesty, Ed Schultz, ethics alarms, First Sarah Palin Principle, forgiveness, Glenn Kessler, honesty, impeachment, infidelity, John Edwards, journalistic ethics, lies, marriage vows, Medicare reform, MSNBC, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, President Bill Clinton, race-baiting, racism, Rep. Paul Ryan, Ronald Reagan, Sean Hannity, trust, trustworthiness

April 15, 2011

Comment of the Day: “Finis: The New Black Panthers Voter Intimidation Affair”

The Comment of the Day regards official reports that dismiss allegations of government misconduct as “unsupported.” Continue reading →

Finis: The New Black Panthers Voter Intimidation Affair

The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility, a careful, professional, non-partisan group charged with reviewing allegations of U.S. Government attorney misconduct, released the report on its investigation of the contentious Civil Rights Division handling of the case of two paramilitary-clad members of the New Black Panthers, one carrying a club, who appeared to be at a Philadelphia polling place in November 1008 for the purpose of intimidating voters. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, Race

Tagged as American Civil Liberties Union, Andrew Alexander, Attorney General Eric Holder, bias, Christopher Coates, conservative media, D.C., dishonesty, ethics, fairness, Fox news, ideology, J. Christian Adams, journalistic ethics, journalistic objectivity, Justice Department, legal ethics, liberal bias, New Black Panthers, New York Times, news media, Obama Administration, Office of Professional Responsibility, res ipsa loquitur, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, voter intimidation, Washington, Washington Post, YouTube

March 3, 2011

Quiz: Who is More Unethical, Jayson Blair or Dan Rather?

Be careful! This one is tricky. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Professions, Quizzes

Tagged as "the ends justify the means", 2004 Presidential election, apologies, bias, CBS, Chris Matthews, contrition, Dan Rather, forgery, fraud, Jayson Blair, journalistic ethics, journalistic objectivity, Mary Mapes, Memogate, New York Times, perjury, President George W. Bush, trust, trustworthiness

February 17, 2011

Ethics BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!! A NEW Missoula “List” Controversy, and It’s Just as Stupid as the FIRST One!

Objectivity and fairness are essential to those who want to remain credible by subduing their biases, as those who are involved in political discourse are obligated to do.

And all of these people and media institutions, and probably many more, have proven themselves incapable of doing it, when equally tested by different events originating in Missoula, Montana. Continue reading →

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Filed under Environment, Government & Politics, Humor and Satire, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Professions, U.S. Society

Tagged as "I've Got A Little List", "The Mikado", bias, conservatives, Engangered Species List, environmentalists, ethics, fairness, honesty, hyper-partisanship, hypocrisy, James Taranto, jokes, metaphor, Missoula, Missoula Community Theater, Montana, New York Times, objectivity, Progressives, Rep. Denny Rehberg, Ronbo, The Daily Kos, Think Progress, Wall Strett Journal

February 8, 2011

“The Ethicist” is Dead; Long Live “The Ethicist”!

Good luck, Randy. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media

Tagged as "The Ethicist", Ariel Kaminer, New York Times, NPR, Randy Cohen

February 6, 2011

“The Ethicist” Nails A Rationalization

As an effort to balance the scales a bit, I want to salute “The Ethicist” for explaining, concisely and lightly, what is wrong with one of the commonly used rationalizations for unethical conduct. Continue reading →

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Filed under Business & Commercial, Journalism & Media, Quotes

Tagged as "If I don't do it someone else will", "The Ethicist", criticism, fairness, integrity, New York Times, outsourcing, Randy Cohen, rationalizations

February 5, 2011

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 →

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Filed under Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Professions

Tagged as "fair and balanced", ABC, ACORN, Bill Keller, C-Span, CBS, CNN, conservatives, Fox news, journalism, journalistic ethics, journalistic objectivity, journalists, liberal bias, mainstream media, Marvin Kalb, media bias, NBC, New Black Panthers, New York Times, NPR, Planned Parenthood

January 13, 2011

Ethics Dunces: Rush Limbaugh and the Spinners

There isn’t much good a President can do from his “bully pulpit” if his real words and meaning can be twisted by Rush and the Spinners. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Ethics Dunces, Etiquette and manners, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as accusations, Andrea Mitchell, Arizona, blame-casting, Bob Hebert, Brian Williams, Chris Matthews, civility, conservative talk radio, distortion, Ed Schultz, Ethics Train Wreck, hyper-partisanship, Jared Loughner, Katie Couric, New York Times, partisanship, Paul Krugman, pettiness, point-scoring, President Obama's memorial speech, reconciliation, Rush Limbaugh, Sheriff Dupnik, spin, the "bully pulpit", Tucson shooting, unification

January 12, 2011

Blood Libel Ethics and the U.S. News Media’s Integrity Dead End

The news media’s self-destructive obsession with discrediting Sarah Palin has reached its ethical nadir, and with it any reasonable hope that U.S. journalism, as currently practiced, will be returning to credibility and respectability within the foreseeable future. Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Citizenship, Ethics Heroes, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Professions, The Internet, U.S. Society

Tagged as "Tea Party" movement, "The Big Lie", "the ends justify the means", ABC, accomplices, anti-Semitism, apologies, Arizona, Arizona shooting, blood libel, CBS, civility, CNN, conservative talk radio, cross-hairs map, Dan Farber, ethics, fairness, free expression, honesty, inciting violence, incivility, integrity, Jared Loughner, Jews, journalistic ethics, journalistic objectivity, media bias, Michael Shear, murder, NBC, New York Times, political discourse, Prof. Alan Derschowitz, Prof. Glenn Reynolds, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, rhetoric, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle

Tag Archives: New York Times

Newt Gingrich: Ethics Victim…Ethics Miscreant…Walking, Talking Ethics Lesson

Comment of the Day: “Finis: The New Black Panthers Voter Intimidation Affair”

Finis: The New Black Panthers Voter Intimidation Affair

Quiz: Who is More Unethical, Jayson Blair or Dan Rather?

Ethics BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!! A NEW Missoula “List” Controversy, and It’s Just as Stupid as the FIRST One!

“The Ethicist” is Dead; Long Live “The Ethicist”!

“The Ethicist” Nails A Rationalization

Ethics Hero: Marvin Kalb

Ethics Dunces: Rush Limbaugh and the Spinners

Blood Libel Ethics and the U.S. News Media’s Integrity Dead End

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