For Nov. 17, 2015

Ethics

Let's start off with a refresher on the SPJ Code of Ethics:

http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp

We're going to discuss the ethics of these three articles:
http://www.imediaethics.org/fake-photo-canadian-man-wrongly-accused-of-being-one-of-the-paris-suicide-bombers-spanish-newspaper-apologizes/

Charlie Hebdo: ISIS had promised to attack Paris because of the Charlie Hebdo publication. Attackers gunned down 12 staff members in January, enraged because of the satirical publication mocked the prophet Mohammad. We'll debate whether US newspapers should have self-censored the images.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/01/07/charlie_hebdo_cartoons_self_censorship_by_several_major_outlets.html

What's wrong with the headline:
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/27/poll-watch-ben-carson-edges-ahead-nationally-in-timescbs-news-poll/

For Nov. 10, 2015

Please let me know if this link doesn't work -- mattjduffy@gmail.com
http://tablet.olivesoftware.com/Olive/Tablet/AtlantaJournalConstitution/SharedArticle.aspx?href=AJC%2F2015%2F11%2F04&id=Ar00101

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/11/08/giant-sinkhole-swallows-cars-mississippi-ihop-parking-lot/75409534/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/11/08/missouri-football-boycott-protest-gary-pinkel/75430526/

http://www.annistonstar.com/life/chinese-acrobats-treat-knox-patrons-to-breathtaking-stunts/article_cc749cd2-84a7-11e5-9ea2-d74627b54811.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/world/asia/myanmar-election-results-aung-san-suu-kyi.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Nov. 2, 2015

Remember, my questions may not be the pop quiz questions

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/2015/10/30/student-walkout-backs-fired-deputy-sc-school/74878490/

Where did the AJC reporter get this
South Carolina deputy sued twice, long before dragging student https://shar.es/15sPcI

Here is the source. What is a big difference between the two? Why are they different?:
http://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article41665926.html

From the Anniston Star, known for being one of the best small newspapers in the South:
http://www.annistonstar.com/news/recent-fires-leave-families-seeking-shelter-recovery/article_327b6aa2-805b-11e5-b1dc-9347e2d20abd.html

http://commuting.blog.ajc.com/2015/11/02/smyrna-bike-sharing-program-up-and-running/