TAG / JOURNALISTIC ETHICS
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VIOLATIONS
Alex Barnes-Ross Accidentally Reveals He and Reporter Shanti Das Colluded for Months to Smear the Church
Barnes-Ross’ brain-dead video admission he and Das planned an attack for months kills Das’ reputation—even as she admits in print she can’t prove anything she claims.
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Reports of Hector Becerra’s Bullying Emerge as Yet More LA Times Staff Flee
Managing editor Hector Becerra, who boasts a history of celebrating misogynists and abusers, accelerates his publication’s 15-year trend toward utter collapse.
TRENDS
Media Move to Prioritize Balance Over Bias
Media owners are coming to recognize that their reporters have been writing with bias for years—and are taking action to correct their publications.
VIOLATIONS
Daily Beast’s Sean Craig Whitewashes Abuse of Women; Sources Story to Wife Beaters & Sex Trafficking Enablers
The Daily Beast’s desperation to exercise their anti-Scientology bigotry causes them to ignore the compromised and deeply disturbing backgrounds of their sources.
VIOLATIONS
Far Out’s Editor Lee Thomas Blocks Targets of His Bigotry, Violates His Own Guidelines
Editor of bigoted anti-Scientology article responds to complaints by simply blocking the accounts that make them. Lee Thomas fails the basic tests of journalistic fairness.
VIOLATIONS
Tampa Bay Times’ Tracey McManus Ignores Evidence to Publish a Biased Story
Any legitimate journalist or newspaper would find this behavior to be unconscionable and would consider it journalistic malpractice of the highest order.