tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17692225.post6528330008340021264..comments2023-09-25T09:11:03.315-07:00Comments on Journalism Ethics Class: The University of San Francisco, Fall 2017: When Journalists Start Pursuing, Ethics Too Often Get Left Behind....J.Michael Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17692225.post-4134219428125738512013-09-06T12:22:00.710-07:002013-09-06T12:22:00.710-07:00And then I clicked the link! It is probably not et...And then I clicked the link! It is probably not ethical to comment before you click the link. Strong example of just the most delicious snark to which sources were not willing to attach their names. It might be important in the story, however, to make clear that people who were in the know did not consider Petraeus' friend a very good student. That's the real point, and one hopes a good reporter could have found a way to document that without the anonymous snark. Maybe you simply say, "Two of her teachers who chose not to share their names said she was not one of their best students." One way out might be paraphrasing and softening.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17692225.post-32491811343224169912013-09-06T10:58:16.665-07:002013-09-06T10:58:16.665-07:00Let's see. We've got Rawls "Veil"...Let's see. We've got Rawls "Veil" of Ignorance and Christian love supporting the gentler approach. On the other hand, Hitler loved his dog. Utilitarian ethics suggests its all right to give a source a hard time in service to the news.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.com