tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post6948470488872002892..comments2023-11-04T23:31:40.392-10:00Comments on got windmills?: TWO BITS A YELPAndy Parxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post-51942063474251202132008-07-15T12:50:00.000-10:002008-07-15T12:50:00.000-10:00No that’s not the point Jim. And you make my point...No that’s not the point Jim. And you make my point by stating Doug’s reputation as a journalist.<BR/><BR/>I don’t begrudge someone making a living in PR but when they establish a journalistic reputation and then trade on that there is a difference between taking a normal job in PR where the veracity of information you’re disseminating is read without using the credibility of a journalist and conflating it the message with the messenger.<BR/><BR/>I’ve done PR work for projects causes I believe in. But I don’t go out and use my professional reputation to sell that product. I may use my contacts my writing skills my communication skills but I don’t say “buy this product because you’ve trusted me as a journalist”.<BR/><BR/>Disclosure helps but it is not the only part of the equation. This is a very serious ethics question these days. Many journalists and reporters will not even take a stipend to appear on a talking-head opinion TV show. And certainly they won’t trade on their credibility by taking an “outside” PR job, especially on the subjects they cover but really on any subject. <BR/><BR/>No one I know would think it ethical for a city hall reporter take a job lobbying the mayor or lobbying for the mayor or working for one side or another in any matter that could possibly come up before city government. No publisher or editor would stand for it whether “disclosed” or not. And that applies to free lancer too.<BR/><BR/>Getting paid and what you get paid for- and just as importantly what you don’t get paid for- is a major ethics issue that is becoming more scrutinized every day in journalism and reportage. And the reason I object to the blurring going on here is because it reflects on all journalists when someone does this kind of thing and worse tries to defend it.<BR/><BR/>Go to Romenesko at Pointer Institute and you’ll see the same conversation going on with virtually no one trying to actually defend these types of things only discussing what can be done about it and perhaps some discussing on how to toe the line.Andy Parxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post-55788560985942897502008-07-15T10:47:00.000-10:002008-07-15T10:47:00.000-10:00You fail to inform your legion of followers that D...You fail to inform your legion of followers that Doug Carlson has a very long list of credentials in journalism and is universally respected by any professional who has ever dealt with him. Why is it that he cannot be believed or trusted the moment he is paid (a pittance) for his work? <BR/><BR/>A- If you write for free, you're credible.<BR/>B- Any idiot can write for free.<BR/>C- Therefore any idiot is credible.JIM LOOMIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874556267583991876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441020117205433950.post-26765439084584265432008-07-15T05:42:00.000-10:002008-07-15T05:42:00.000-10:00Doug Carlson is on PB Americas, Inc. payroll. See ...Doug Carlson is on PB Americas, Inc. payroll. See Contractors list on www.honolulutraffic.com/followthemoney.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com