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Media Ethics
The three images above were shot by other photojournalists from different news organizations at the same event. The image below, by Allan Detrich at the Toledo Blade, shows a different view of reality. Detrich digitally removed the legs below the jersey on the far right.
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Cheating Culture (From The Cheating Culture website by David Callahan) Thirty years ago, very few journalists had a chance to become millionaires. But today, even as ordinary journalists find it harder to make a living, the very top journalists can land huge book deals and command big bucks on the lecture circuit. They can also attain something equally alluring: media stardom. Maybe it's just coincidence, but as the financial rewards have become more lucrative, and the star system has become more entrenched, journalism fraud seems to have risen. More disturbing is the trend of corrupt journalists getting caught red-handed, and still making money off their deceit. Key Scandals Jayson Blair Jayson Blair, a young reporter for The New York Times was exposed by a reporter in San Antonio, Texas, as having lifted most of his story from her report. After reviewing his previous reports it was discovered that Blair had fabricated numerous stories during his years at the Times. Blair signed a book deal with the Los Angeles publishing firm New Millenium Press and received a six-figure advance for Burning Down My Master's House: My Life at The New York Times with an initial printing of 250,000 copies. Further, allegations that content of the book may be false (like the 73 articles he penned for The Times ) has led to worries about legal problems associated with the book. Stephen Glass Before there was Jayson Blair, there was Stephen Glass. A rising star at The New Republic, Stephen Glass was considered something of a phenom. Before he was 30, he had front page articles and was making a six-figure salary, publishing articles in Slate, Rolling Stone, Harper's, and George. Most of these pieces contained false information, used by Glass to make the story more interesting and to prove his point more effectively. In his deception, Glass routinely created fake websites, voicemail boxes, and phone numbers. He bought cell phones and enlisted the help of his friends and family to foil the factcheckers at the magazine. Eventually found out, he has written a book about his experiences and had a movie made about him, that was released in November, 2003. He recently graduated from Georgetown Law School, and is now clerking for D.C. Superior Court Judge A. Franklin Burgess, Jr. Jack Kelley Jack Kelley, was a respected USA Today reporter who had risked his life filing stories from war zones in the Balkans and Middle East. He resigned in early January 2004 after editors at the paper investigated whether some of his stories were fabricated. Charlie LeDuff New York Times reporter Charlie LeDuff landed in hot water in late 2003 for allegedly making generous use of an author's book without acknowledgment. The story resulted in a correction from the Times and an ongoing examination of LeDuff's previous work. Mike Barnicle A popular Boston Globe columnist, Barnicle was exposed (and sued) over and over regarding the lies found in his columns. Eventually, the paper was forced to fire him when his column regarding interracial friendships in cancer wards was found to be completely made up. He currently commands close to $10,000 per speaking engagement. Patricia Smith A finalist for the Pulitzer, Patricia Smith of The Boston Globe was asked to resign in 1998 when it was discovered that she had created quotes in four of her columns for the paper. Michael Finkel An ambitious journalist who had written cover stories for The New York Times Magazine, Finkel's story about slaves in Mali was discovered to have glaring inaccuracies that confused names, depictions of events, and pictures. Finkel's punishment? A six-figure book advance Christopher Newton This AP reporter was fired in September 2002 for fabricating numerous sources in nearly 40 articles. Ruth Shalit Much like Stephen Glass, Shalit was a rising star at The New Republic, who was known to make invincible interviewees crumble. However, her work was found to have glaring inaccuracies and had lifted entire segments from other pieces Rick Bragg One of the most respected writers at The New York Times, Bragg's article about oystermen on the Florida coast was largely written and researched by an unpaid and unaccredited intern. Janet Cooke A respected Washington Post reporter, Janet Cooke received the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for her story on Jimmy, an eight year old heroin addict living in the slums of D.C. The story was entirely concocted, and Cooke was fired from the Post and returned the Pulitzer. Recently, Cooke cashed in with a lucrative movie deal.
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