You gotta read The Onion’s ‘friend of the court’ brief
Reading court filings usually feels like having a tooth filed or filled, but The Onion’s amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court filed in
October 4, 2022
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Category: Chapter 3 – Media Traditions and the Paradox of Professionalism
A Universal action: When PR’s goal is to hide the truth
By Chris Roberts Very few people knew just how devastating was the June 2008 fire at the Universal Music Group’s archives that destroyed the master
June 14, 2019
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Are millennial ‘community’ sites real journalism? One group’s odyssey to find out
A collection of University of Alabama students built a final project for an ethics class that asks a simple but profound question: Are millennial sites
May 10, 2017
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When you write ‘reform,’ the propagandists win
As the Trump administration this week proposes changes to the nation’s tax system, here’s a reminder to journalists and talking heads: When you use the
April 26, 2017
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Cartoonist fired for biting the hand that feeds his publication
A herd of media are writing about Rick Friday, who was fired from Farm News, a weekly publication of The Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger, after
May 5, 2016
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Charleston Post and Courier vs. Battery: Reporter does the right thing and a soccer team owner overreacts
UPDATE: That didn’t take long. The United Soccer League stepped in a few hours after this happened (on April 8, 2016), and the Post &
April 8, 2016
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Journalism schools should have a standard code of ethics
By Laura Testino In Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the cartoon candlestick character, Lumière, leads a musical number featuring the other anthropomorphic kitchenware. Soon
September 24, 2015
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Loyalties and transparency: Clients wonder what ad agencies are hiding with rebates from media companies
There’s an old saying in advertising, attributed to department store magnate John Wanamaker or to carmaker Henry Ford: “Half the money I spend on advertising is
June 20, 2015
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In case no one told you, some things are so wrong they’re not worth spending much time on in an ethics discussion
The third paragraph in Doing Ethics in Media: Theories and Practical Applications explains why the book runs 442 pages: If ethical decision making were simply
October 3, 2014
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