Journalism Issues

To clarify, the assignment about the ABC News nuclear report is for
Tues., Oct. 18 -- we'll cover it for about 15 minutes before moving on.

I now find an fine, short essay by Ed Wasserman, journalism-ethics
professor at Washington & Lee University, on the Sun-Times Mirage Tavern
investigation and how it compares to the modern-day journalism-ethics
climate. PLEASE READ IT. It is at this URL:

http://journalism.wlu.edu/knightcom/05-16-05.html

Also, FYI only (optional read) here is an American Society of Newspaper Editors case study of when
reporters should identify themselves:

http://www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/97.sept/silverberg1.htm

Also, for more on what the students did, and how one school has reacted,
optionally read an account in the MIT student newspaper at:

http://www-tech.mit.edu/V125/N46/nukesafety.html

Other reaction from campuses:
http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_287184816.html
http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051014/LOCAL/51014019/1078/news

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