Hamilton Nolan has penned an excellent article on Gawker in response to the recent well-reported incident of a TV journalist who made unrevealed political donations. Nolan offers defining guidelines for journalistic ethics. A few of the points he covered are: Disclosure – Let your readers know where you’re coming from, so they can make informed judgments about…
by Sheila Moss, WebEditor In a recent column of advice to journalism students, Robert Niles warned, “Be careful what you post online as it reflects upon the reputation you are trying to build.” As it turns out, truer words were never spoken for Sports Columnist Mike Wise of the Washington Post who got himself in…
According to a Twitter blog by IWantMedia, Forbes magazine is now looking for bloggers to work for free. An article by Hamilton Nolan at Gawker.com, quotes a communication sent to Patrick Phillip, founder of IWantMedia, which invites him to write for them without compensation. Forbes is quoted as saying, “Our idea is to build a…
The next plagiarizing columnist who comes along? We’ll take it outside! By Dave Lieber Fort Worth Star-Telegram Columnist After hosting the NSNC’s 2005 annual conference, I took a short break. A four-day conference that felt like a month took two months to get over. Then it was back to school – literally. After 10 years…
