PressEthic

Fashion journalism is important after all.

Who said television reporters were actually journalists? Not New York Magazine.

The media coverage of Hurricane Katrina is going to save lives in Texas.

Should reporters focus only on the substance of staged events, or should the stage be the story?

While the survey about Ivy League women's dreams about being housewives and mothers was GREAT, the survey published last Friday about teen sex was informative, though surprisenly misleading.

New York Magazine publishes this week "an impertinent look at other people's paychecks". Is that ethical?

Everyone knows that journalists receive certain benefits while on the job. Some of these perks, such as traveling around the world or watching a sporting event from the media section, are part of the job. But when do these “perks” cross the line? When does a journalist need to refuse special treatment because it affects his or her integrity as a reporter?

Are celebrities so used to being misrepresented by the paparazzi that they are numbed to minor untruths printed in “serious” magazines?

When does party solidarity have to take a backseat to doing what's right?

As we have seen in the past few years, killing journalists has increased without any taking a stand from any side. There should be an end to deliberate killng of journalists. Media oraganizations can play a big role in that regard.

When blogs correct themselves, it's obvious. Should newspapers follow their lead?

The FBI, at Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's behest, is hiring eight agents to combat "manufacturers and purveyors" of pornography. Not only that, but the initiative is being described as "one of the top priorities" of the Attorney General and FBI Director Robert Mueller III. No, this is not a joke.

A professional journalist should try to get as many identified sources as possible otherwise, a story or article is not worth publishing

New Orleans school kids have a whole new trauma to face. Will they be "Left Behind"?

A children’s author, a poet and a former NY Times cultural correspondent have filed a class-action lawsuit against Google, claiming its online library will violate copyright law.