A made-for-TV marriage quickly dies
It’s been a little more than three months since the wedding of Gerry Turner with Theresa Nist, who met on the made-for-TV meat/meet market of
April 12, 2024
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Category: Chapter 8 – Privacy and Public Life
Privacy and the dead man from S-Town
By Hannah Saad Brian Reed, a producer with NPR’s This American Life, was looking for new story ideas when John B. McLemore, a resident of
December 1, 2020
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It’s hard to ethically justify publishing photos of celebrity deaths
By Alley Paquin Media outlets use sensationalist headlines regularly to grab the attention of readers, encourage them to click on their website and read their
January 3, 2019
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Tom Brady, and why it’s best to leave 5-year-old children out of it
By Chris Roberts Kindergarten teachers [note]My wife taught them for most of her 26 years in the classroom.[/note] will tell you that their real job
January 29, 2018
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Privacy for young adults and the importance of dumb mistakes
For then-Michigan student Jim Reische, the mistake was spraypainting “Corporate Cheeseburgers” on a McDonald’s building. For then-Alabama student Chris Roberts, the mistake(s) showed up regularly
December 12, 2017
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How some news organizations track you online
By Aaron Bonner In 2017, information is available in a matter of milliseconds, from cake recipes to a politician’s tax forms, but the availability of
December 5, 2017
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Photos can put unnecessary tragedy on display
By lepilat — From JCM 493 Blog post 1 Imagine a family that had barely come to understand the tragic death of their son when local news
October 10, 2017
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‘S-town’ podcast raises an s-load of ethical questions
By Mary Shannon Wells Even if you didn’t listen to it yourself, the murder mystery podcast “Serial,” which was monumental for both investigative journalism and the
April 18, 2017
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On Lamar Odom: Is constant celebrity news coverage ethical?
By Leila Beem Núñez When Lamar Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel last Tuesday, bedlam ensued. News outlets across the nation seized immediately
November 6, 2015
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