PressEthic

Should an aspiring journalist join a group that hates hate?

Wal-Mart is taking out ads in local newspapers in order to build better “community relations.” I don’t know who this reflects more negatively on, the newspapers or Wal-Mart.

Should journalists, if they want to remain professionally credible, make a point of not marrying politicians? Ideally, yes.

Wow. . The Pulitzer Prize is changing its rules to keep up with the changing world of journalism.

It may sound absurd to request the dead terrorist’s resume, but if the government is overstating his importance then journalists have a responsibility to find the truth, to weed out the propaganda.

I love seeing women reporters in war zones, but why are successful women always subjected to stereotypical criticisms?

"There's a lot of innocent actions in all of this." - Woodward

And, another journalist joins the fray.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A media Web site scheduled to debut Wednesday will seek to blend traditional journalism with the freeform commentary developed through the emerging Web format known as blogs.

I’m not saying that newspapers should stop trying to tackle complex scientific research and issues, but I do think that they could be a lot more “fair and balanced” in their coverage.

“Ms. Miller could not be reached for comment.”

“Journalists should report news, not make news.”

If I saw Tyra Banks walking down the street in a 350-pound fat suit I’d point and laugh too. Then I’d ask for her autograph.

Now that the romanticized “Deep Throat” has been replaced by “Scooter Libby,” has the era of anonymous sources come to an end?

She blamed CBS for staging an ''upside-down, inside-out reenactment of the famous face-off between Murrow and McCarthy. At this new CBS, the journalists were the bad guys." - AP