Posted on July 14, 2008 by Mike Keliher
This story in the Washington Post cuts to the heart of a central issue in journalism ethics: Do the people who document and retell the stories of people are the world have an impact on those lives? Should they? Are these journalists participants, observers or a combination thereof?
In the story, former photojournalist Warren Zinn tells [...]
Filed under: Ethics, Journalism | Tagged: Ethics, Iraq, Journalism, media ethics, photography, photojournalism, PTSD, war | 6 Comments »
Posted on April 2, 2008 by Joe Loveland
“I’m a people person!” That was the battle cry of most of the students I knew in college as they declared, with several exclamation points and a smiley face, that they had decided to major in public relations, marketing or communications.
And indeed, things have not changed a lot since my college years. [...]
Filed under: Communications, Diversity, Ethics, Marketing, PR, Public relations | 13 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2008 by Jon Austin
It took about 48 hours.
The New York Times has posted the first interview - complete with pictures, of course - of Kristen aka Ashley Alexandra Dupré aka Ashley Youmans.
And, to make the momemt oh-so-current, she has a MySpace page. The comments she’s received in the last couple of hours remind me why I’m not all [...]
Filed under: Communications, Crisis, Ethics, Journalism, Media, Politics | Tagged: Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Ashley Youmans, Eliot Spitzer, Kristen, prostitution | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2008 by Jon Austin
Governor Spitzer’s just-concluded appearance in which he announced his resignation effective Monday was classic Spitzer…aggressive, to-the-point and blunt. He provided no details of his “failings” as he termed them - clearly has drawn a line that says “we’re not going there” - and also made it clear at several points that he’s removing [...]
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Posted on March 7, 2008 by Mike Keliher
A short while back, the New York Times carried a piece about concerns over Sen. Obama’s safety as he gets deeper and deeper into his run for the presidency. This wasn’t the first story I had read about this, but it’s the one that got me thinking the most.
So as I read the article, I [...]
Filed under: Communications, Ethics, Journalism, Politics | Tagged: Barack Obama, media ethics, New York Times | 9 Comments »