Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Gizmodo Scoop Feels Dirty, but Home Search Crossed Line

News Analysis: Although Gizmodo editor Jason Chen may not have done the most ethical thing by paying $5,000 for an AWOL prototype of the next iPhone, the California task force that forced open his door in apparent violation of the terms of its search warrant (to say nothing of state law) just turned his case into a test of journalistic freedoms. - Legend has it that one of the first things taught in journalism school is
that an honest journalist never pays for a story. I suppose that's true, but
you see, I never went to j-school. Does that let me off the hook?
I can argue either side of whether checkbook journalism is ethical, or if
techn...


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