tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17692225.post4838651416658196412..comments2023-09-25T09:11:03.315-07:00Comments on Journalism Ethics Class: The University of San Francisco, Fall 2017: A Defense of the Daily News Cover....J.Michael Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17692225.post-90401313191065098642015-08-30T21:50:18.177-07:002015-08-30T21:50:18.177-07:00Good crit. They are so different. Though I may not...Good crit. They are so different. Though I may not be remembering this accurately, I'm thinking a better comparison for this writer would be between news media use of pictures of bodies falling/jumping from the Twin Towers - which I recall most news outlets chose not to use. Also, there was some talk about using photos of smashed bodies, but I never saw any nor found any references to their use. Some strong pictures can make people think, and I would argue for their use. But others - I assume - can make us turn away and go numb. I think.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17692225.post-87324945391105360842015-08-30T20:41:02.503-07:002015-08-30T20:41:02.503-07:00Although we criticized Gawker this past Friday for...<br />Although we criticized Gawker this past Friday for their article on the Conde Naste CFO, I do agree, for the most part, with this piece. However, I disagree with the justification/ mere comparison of the Daily News cover to newspaper covers following September 11th. Yes, the comparison validates that newspapers usually aren't afraid to use photos from tragedies as their front page, but the two tragedies are different in their nature so using September 11th as a precedent seems odd. Nick Schebetanoreply@blogger.com