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Breaking News! Journalists Stink at Covering Their Own Controversies!

Michael Koretzky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Koretzky

Over the past few weeks, some journalists have skewered the Society of Professional Journalists for its decision to stop awarding a journalism award named after a controversial journalist.

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Journalistic Ethics Code: How to Use it to Defend Yourself

Jonathan Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Bernstein

What I want to do here is to give anyone dealing with unethical journalists an invaluable tool that can be used, now, for mitigating damage.

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College Media Censorship: Year in Review

Dan Reimold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Reimold

College media censorship has a lot in common with Mystique. The mutant supervillain associated with the X-Men is best known for her duplicitous shape-shifting aimed at doing harm.

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Columbine and the End of Journalism: A Talk

Jeff Kass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Kass

(Note: I will focus on media coverage of Columbine; this is the official description): Helen Verba Lecture Series to Feature Jeff Kass May 6 Columb...

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States Consider Ban On Public Release Of 911 Calls

AP | DESIREE HUNTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Linda Casey dialed 911 and screamed, "Oh, God!" over and over again into the phone after finding her daughter beaten to death...

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