Al Tompkins
Al Tompkins
information reason unless withhold
Unless there's overwhelming reason to withhold the information, the public's need to know should come first.
acting anyone avoid capacity clearly code conflicts ethics interest journalism public says serving society
The Society of Professional Journalists in their code of ethics says that journalists should avoid conflicts of interest real or perceived. Clearly it would be a conflict of interest for anyone acting in a journalism capacity to simultaneously be serving as a public servant.
answer changing easy seems
It's never been an easy answer. And it now seems like the answer is changing more rapidly.
conversion entire newsroom totally
What's new is that entire newsrooms that once were one thing are totally different. The conversion of the traditional newsroom to the VJ newsroom is different.
among confirm governor himself information seems
When the governor himself seems to confirm the information, there are not many among us who wouldn't go with it.