PressEthic

Howard Kurtz is everywhere and no one’s complaining… yet.

I read an article by AP writer Jay Reeves on EditorandPublisher.com that blew my mind. The title says it all : In Shocker, Alabama's Largest Paper Comes Out Against Death Penalty

Here’s a little taste:

Even if all the flaws disappeared, the paper said, executions should be halted in the name of promoting a "culture of life" that includes opposition to abortion, embryonic stem-cell research and euthanasia.

"We believe all life is sacred. And in embracing a culture of life, we cannot make distinctions between those we deem `innocents' and those flawed humans who populate Death Row," said the newspaper, which reversed decades of support of capital punishment.

Dateline chose to focus on Mark David Chapman rather than John Lennon in honor of the 25th anniversary of the assassination.

Media coverage of the South Asian earthquake has been inadequate at best.

I just don’t get it.

Michael Graham is back.

How could you miss this cover? For one, it’s written in size 136 font. Secondly both the New York Post and the New York Daily News used the same lame play on words. I thought clichés were out…

Anyway, as Gawker points out this is pure laziness on the part of both parties. Can’t anyone come up with an original headline these days and still make sense? Some of the headlines in the Post that I have read are stunted and unintelligible, almost like the hints on crossword puzzles.

Did the Post and Daily News really think their headline was going to be original? They probably thought it was so obvious that no one else would dare to use it. Guess they thought wrong.

Even though people are demanding more dynamic and editorialized news, there are times when the good old inverted pyramid style is the only way to go.

Forget Jayson Blair. This is the kind of legacy I hope to leave.

A young Kurdish Iraqi living in DC has started a blog site dedicated to the upcoming Iraqi elections

Why it's important to remember that Judith Miller isn't the only one.

Still pondering the issues associated with Hurricane Katrina.

Some TV stations in France decided to stop airing footage of burning vehicles in the interest of the public -- is that really responsible or is it unneccessary censorship?

Now that the fires are dying out, the French government's PR tactics are aimed at minimizing criticism.

The rumor mill starts spinning.