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T/We Aug 3 -

The Teele-DeFede Tangle:

"How far is too far ... in media coverage
of politicians accused of corruption?"

:: A thoughtful reaction by a lawyer.


"Should the media -- local and otherwise,
take a hard look at just how hard it can
pursue public officials who are accused,
but not yet convicted, of crimes, before
that pursuit turns into hounding a
person into their grave? Absolutely.
But don't hold your breath. Every
news outlet and their Web-site
is having boffo ratings right now."

:: A local SoFlo black woman reacts.


"The Arthur Teele story is nearly
being overshadowed by the discussion
of the legality/ethics of Jim DeFede's
firing by The Herald."

:: Journo-researcher comments.


Meanwhile, the Journalism
Just-Us Club is in Mind-Lock
about the firing.

"DeFede's editor, Tom Fiedler,
said he based the firing more
on morality than law."

Somehow, the reporters and
newspaper columnists all seem
to believe that exploiting
someone who sounds
desperate is not immoral.

Only some bloggers,
so far, have expressed
a differing perspective.

Maybe that's one reason
there are blogs nowadays.

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