In early January, I posted a blog item about a change at a little-known student news outlet, as reported by a little-known professional news outlet. I’d come across the original news item a month before my posting, saving it for the winter break dead zone when not much is happening in collegemediatopia. ——— Almost immediately [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Journalism Ethics’
Dude, You Stole My Blog Post
Posted in Future of Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Education, Journalism Ethics, New Media, tagged Blogging, Bryan Murley, Hat Tip, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Online Ethics, Online Journalism on January 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Gonzaga Student Newspaper Rejects Pro-Life Advertisement
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged Abortion, College Journalism, College Media, College Newspaper, Gonzaga Bulletin, Gonzaga University, Human Life Alliance, Journalism Ethics, Pro-Life, Student Media, Student Newspaper, We Know Better Now on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Gonzaga Bulletin has stirred publicity and a bit of controversy for its recent rejection of a pro-life advertisement. The 12-page ad insert, titled “We Know Better Now,” “vigorously argues for the pro-life position. . . . arguing that it is now better known that abortion kills a human being, that it hurts women, and [...]
Football, an Arrest, and College Media Excellence
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged Bryan Eteuati, College Football, College Media, Future of Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, News Media, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper, The Signpost, Weber State on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wide receiver and return specialist Bryant Eteuati played in a game for Weber State University’s football team last Saturday. His return to the field marked the end of a journalistic drama that started about a month before, immediately after his arrest on outstanding warrants for aggravated assault that he’d accrued for hitting people with his car. [...]
Should Attempted Suicide Story Have Been Run?
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, College Rag, Duke University, Journalism Ethics, Student Journalism, The Duke Chronicle on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A short article run in The Chronicle at Duke University earlier this month about a student’s attempted suicide has spurred vicious criticism on campus and even a poster campaign calling for the editor in chief’s resignation. Via College Rag, critics’ two main points of contention: The article effectively identifies the student involved (by naming his dorm and gender, [...]
