The case of the cursing anchor: AJ Clemente, virtue ethics, and consistency
It’s easy to feel bad for AJ Clemente, the West Virginia University graduate who uttered two words you’re not allowed to say on broadcast television just as his first anchoring shift began on Sunday, April 20, on KFYR-TV in Bismarck, North Dakota. The NBC affiliate quickly fired him, but cited “personnel issues” in saying little […]
Poynter asks: What to do when the mayor says “asshole?”
Poynter’s Al Tompkins offers a real-live ethics question: When Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says “asshole” during a TV interview about another shooting in his town, do you run it? Trim it? Do something different online? My extra credit: Why does The Daily Show bleep the “hole” and not the “ass?”
A meta-analysis of “When entertainment trumps morality”
The AV Club asked its contributors and readers a question that’s worth asking yourself: What mass media and/or practitioners do you like despite your moral qualms? Answers to “When entertainment trumps morality” boiled down to categories of: fare produced by actors, musicians, and athletes with questionable ethics. individual movies, shows, or songs with overtones of […]