/4 The major paper runs the pic as news. They see the pic as news, not the cops' willingness to stage it to humiliate defendant.
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Replying to @Popehat @singernews
/5 that's why I think journalistic attitude towards leaks can be craven and servile.
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I see your story as a journalism ethics problem, not a "leaks" problem -- but it is absolutely a problem.
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Replying to @singernews @Popehat
Difference btw "seek truth and report it," and "create buzz to drive clicks."
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Speaking of which, is SPJ membership down or something?
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Replying to @singernews @Popehat
I just remember in the few journalism classes I took in undergrad that they were sort of the bastion of journalistic integrity.
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I recall having to write a few papers about their ethics rules and application to hypothetical scenarios.
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Replying to @Juris_dudence @Popehat
I used to teach journalism ethics. 1st lecture: Do "took campaign cash" and "received campaign donation" mean the same thing?
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theme of my class was: Every word we use in a news story is an ethics decision. Make them wisely and knowingly.
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Replying to @singernews @Popehat
Sounds like an interesting class. I've always been fascinated by the power to influence perception by framing things in a certain light.
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Not only deliberately choosing the words you do use but the words you don't, as well.
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