09-07-2005, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by maddy
CPA comes to mind, in order to be awarded those three little letters there's an ethics exam and statement to adhere to and be held to. I think it wouldn't be such a bad idea for journalism/media to have something of a similar nature - at least it might keep the news a smidgeon more honest.
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I did a mandatory ethics course in Journalism school. Alas, ratings throw it all out the window.
You've got serial killers being courted by the morning shows, etc. One thing I miss about Peter Jennings is that he tended to be more cautious when he delivered breaking news.
You can read how members of the media courted the Unabomber here:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/unabomber2/unabomber.html
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