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December 5th, 2012 • Quill Archives, Ethics Toolbox
Ethics Toolbox

When I speak to students about ethics, I call this the “duh” section. There are no absolute rights in journalism and very few absolute wrongs. The latter are the “duh” section: You cannot take someone else’s words and pass them off as your own.

April 4th, 2011 • Quill Archives, Ethics Toolbox
Ethics Toolbox

Once upon a time, I covered two funerals. One was a funeral for two girls killed in a crash with a state trooper who was speeding. The other was for a pastor gunned down in mid-service by an apparent schizophrenic. What was the ethical difference between covering these two funerals?

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