PressEthic

The "Funny Pages" may have more in common with a recent work of philosophy than you may think.

On Monday morning of this week, before the live shots of the weatherman in Times Square but right after footage of the sad state of suddenly stray dogs in New Orleans, Charlie Gibson had a choice to make.

There's a reason why runaway brides and celebrity gossip are on the covers of magazines, and it's not because the press is "broken."

By having Sean Penn report on Iranian culture, is the San Francisco Chronicle selling its readers short?