Tag Archives: Philosophy

Are journalists corporate spies?

Published: April 21, 2010

A thought experiment: When journalists investigate private businesses for wrongdoing, or upcoming products, or rumors, etc., do they commit corporate espionage? By “corporate espionage” (or “industrial espionage”), I mean simply when one business attempts to obtain information about another business for competitive gain. Journalists usually work for privately-held media. Learning about other companies helps journalists [...]

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How best to teach journalism ethics?

Published: November 4, 2009

Gene Foreman recently applied his 50 years of journalism experience as both an editor and a professor to writing a journalism ethics textbook. But his approach to ethics confuses me on two fronts: Its use of consensus ethical guidelines, and its apparent self-contradiction. Let me elaborate on these points. I’d love to hear your responses. [...]