The Badger Herald, an independent student newspaper, ran an article Monday condemning University of Wisconsin students who bought tickets to the Rose Bowl and then scalped them for higher prices. The paper was rightly concerned …
Media Morals
“Let’s kill Julian Assange!” WikiLeaks and the power of patriotism
A narrow patriotism — the psychological equivalent of a knee jerk — is an under-recognized force in modern journalism ethics. It distorts our thinking about the role of journalism as soon as journalists offend national …
Protest attacks on WikiLeaks but urge responsibility
How much we truly believe in a free and open society is revealed when the freedom to publish causes trouble for our government. The WikiLeaks release of American diplomatic cables tests that belief. It reveals …
Emotion in reporting: use and abuse
Reporters are not automatons, but emotion in journalism can be manipulated, writes Stephen J.A. Ward. When is expression of emotions self-promotion or self-congratulation and when is it true compassion?