Friday, April 07, 2006
Breaking news: How to bury a publisher's DUI
TL editor Matt Golas piles on in his morning note, going after the Hazleton paper for burying the story of their publisher's DUI arrest. "Breaking news: How to bury a publisher's DUI" is just the headline. Then it gets mean. It's too bad all the area papers don't have a daily editor's note; it would make things a lot more interesting.
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From the Society for Professional Journalist's Code of Ethics:
"Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect."
And
"Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance."
Golas should know these things. If not, maybe he should tape a copy of the code of ethics to to his computer. (There is a copy of it in the most recent issue of Quill.)
You assume that Quill circulates in the TL newsroom.
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