Tag Archives: ethics

End of the Semester Offensive Video Day

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

Couple of videos for you today: The first is a funny Hitler Finds Out episode that contains NSFW subtitles.  The second has to be the most offensive promotional video I’ve seen from a major American food corporation. Hitler Finds Out … Continue reading →

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Glee covers Jonathan Coulton’s version of Baby Got Back without and credit to him

Posted on January 18, 2013 by admin

About seven years ago, singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton recorded a brilliant acoustic version of Si Mix A Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” turning the rap into a sweet ballad. Take a listen: Lots of fun, and a very distinctive cover.  No way … Continue reading →

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If your mother says she loves you, check it out…

Posted on January 17, 2013 by admin

Updated 1/18/13 I was sitting in the dental chair yesterday afternoon, waiting for the dentist to come fix my chipped tooth when I came across a tweet pointing me to the Deadspin story about Manti Te’O’s fake/made up/fraudulent (choose your … Continue reading →

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Would You Run This Photo?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

The Washington Post ran this photo on the front page of its sports section this morning of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III injuring his knee during Sunday’s playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. A long-time friend of mine (and … Continue reading →

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When do you run a disturbing photo?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by admin

This photo (and cover headlines) from the New York Post earlier this week have been attracting an enormous amount of attention.  Post freelancer R. Umar Abbasi took the photo of Ki Suk Han, who was pushed in front of the … Continue reading →

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When Fox Accidentally Aired a Suicide on Live TV

Posted on October 1, 2012 by admin

During the day, Fox News has been known to show live car chases for as long as an hour at a time.  The coverage typically is fed to the cable news giant by an affiliate’s news or traffic helecopter. Today, … Continue reading →

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Ch. 14 Link – Commentary Through Impersonation

Posted on June 17, 2012 by admin

You can learn more about Ian Murphy’s punking of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and about the Food Lion case here. SPJ scolds Buffalo Beast for call to Wisconsin governor Food Lion fraud award against ABC thrown out

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Link Ch. 14 – Codes of Ethics

Posted on May 22, 2012 by admin

Here is a collection of a wide range of codes of ethics from the communication industry: American Advertising Federation Institute for Advertising Ethics Charlotte Observer Photo Correction/Editing Guidelines National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics Public Relations Society of America … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 14 – Should a student photographer be asked to change the color of the sky?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Back in 2008, there was a a big debate going on over at SportsShooter.com as to whether it was proper for a college newspaper adviser to tell a photographer that he needed to make the sky bluer in a photo of an MLK … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 14 – An Astrophotographer Talks Digital Manipulation

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Space photographer Jerry Lodriguss talks about the ethics of digitally manipulating their images.  It’s not just press photography where this is an issue. The Ethics of Digital Manipulation

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