Opinion (Page 21)
December 7, 2021
Opinion: Anonymous Sourcing’s Role in the Coverage of the Boston Marathon Bombing
"Anonymity brings with it a willingness to cast light into the dark places that hide secrets about what we all need to know. On the other hand, the use of anonymous sources makes the media a dupe for putting out unreliable stories." - Bruce Fritz
December 6, 2021
Opinion: The Scouting Feud
The Girl Scouts are suing the Boy Scouts for poaching girls. What if progress means the loss of all-female spaces and networks of support?
December 6, 2021
Opinion: Undercover Journalist Stuart Goldman Lies Down With the Tabloids and Gets Up Exposed
“What I didn’t know was that I had embarked upon a journey that would eat up, cancer-like, the next 5 years of my life,” Goldman tells Spy.
December 2, 2021
Opinion: Risking It All To Report On What Others Are Risking
Oftentimes, journalists go undercover because there is a danger to themselves if they do not. In the case of writer Luke Mogelson and photographer Joel van Houdt, they went undercover in order to put themselves directly in danger.
December 1, 2021
Podcast: “Journalisnt,” The Ethical Dilemmas of Reporting on the Ashley Madison Hack
We preserve the integrity of the media, and our own professional integrity by being highly selective about what kind of information we share with the public.