This morning, I'm reading about:
- the president's troop withdrawal plan
- New England Patriot woes
- apparent assassination in Anbar province
Anyone have more to add to the list?
Friday, September 14, 2007
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this is random, but very interesting, especially when talking about media ethics and what you learn in J-School vs. what decisions you may need to make as a make real world journalist.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=129839
This column is about the Connecticut Post's identification and publication of the names, places of work and hometowns of jurors in a case where they will decide whether a man should get the death penalty or life in prison.
There is comment from the journalist, the editor and professors.
I learned a lot about this in J559, and that, in my opinion, is terribly unethical.
Speaking if ethics, I've been following the release of O.J. Simpson's book "If I Did It," and am fascinated that now Nicole Brown's family is releasing it.
How very interesting this is. It isn't every day journalists get a chance to analyze their own ethics in the scope of others opinions, especially those who work in the same field. I personally think the decision to publish the identities of the jurors was terribly unethical and reckless, but it was interesting to hear the defense of the Editor of the Connecticut Post, as he cited the Sixth Amendment in reference to the right to a "public trial". Do the ends justify the means? Should the jurors bare the burden of a trial for a crime which they did not commit? I think not.
I already talked about this in an earlier installment in the week, but I find Bush's withdrawal plan, when contrasted with his advisers testimonies about the threats of troop withdrawals, to be very interesting and disturbing. Obviously, Crocker has moved against the president in the past, so naturally, he will be at odds with the president on these issues. But what I find amazing, is the contradictory messages that continually fly from the White House and smack us in the face. Sensory overload, cliche mantras and inconsistency says one thing to me: The current administration doesn't know what it wants and is touting this new plan to stall criticism and ease tension.
I might add: Seriously, OJ, armed robbery? This man deserves the Darwin Award, whenever that day may come.
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