Media Ethics

Posted by The Happy Tutor

Torill Mortesen on business ethics, media ethics in particular:

Institutional morals is jesuitic in its core. If it can keep the institution running smoother, make more money and beat the competitors, it is good. This is a vital element in the editorial decisions made every day in newsrooms all over the world. Do we have a good case? Can we scoop the next-door neighbour by printing this? Will the girl's tears sell? Will her tits sell better?

Blogging parables, from behind a pseudonym from inside a Corporate Newsroom - where is Miss Lonelyhearts? If the media cannot expose the egregious failures of their own industry how can we rely on them to report anything honestly?