PressEthic

It’s a relief to see that most journalists have respectfully held back a bit on this story. It's one that needs to be covered, but not over exposed.

The obvious questions that arises is what should a journalist do when they can’t get solid proof to back up their story? Are speculation and a general acceptance enough to report on? While I understand that the issue of steroid abuse could have been addressed earlier, doing so in vague ways doesn’t do much to support the quality of sports journalism.

Though the suffering of animals is tragic, the point is that journalists are paid to portray the truth, even when the truth is hard to accept.

Corynne Steinler, one of the New York Post’s Page Six newest contributors and former Jossip.com blogger, has turned herself in to a bit of juicy gossip. Radar magazine reported today that Steinler’s plans for a going away party thrown by the Thompson Hotel bar to mark the end of her time at Jossip were thwarted by editors who have grown increasingly sensitive to the codes of journalism ethics in the wake of its own scandal.

For reporters on the Silicon Valley tech beat, fair and balanced reporting on Hewlett Packard may be next to impossible.

The idea of women making more of a presence in ol’boys club of journalism sounds like good news, especially when considering that since the change in diversity is still in it’s early stages, in the future there maybe more women working higher up positions in the industry.

If a federal shield law could protect journalist in situations like this, then they better get on it.

Either stand behind your comics from the start or don't run it at all.

New York Times reporters and editors are officially addressing more ethical problems then libel law and accurate fact gathering.