Archived Opinion

SMN editor lacks journalist ethics

To the Editor:

Journalists like Scott McLeod, SMN Editor, usually follow a code of ethics that includes fairness and impartiality during the acquisition and reporting of news articles to the public. Unbiased reporting is an integral part of journalistic ethics, but historians have found that publishers have often served the interest of powerful social groups. Even the most conscientiously objective journalists cannot avoid accusations of bias, but there are times when a journalist’s bias is obviously more important to him than any code of journalistic ethics. 

When your reporting of public meetings and issues so obviously lack fairness and impartiality, and read more like your flowery but misguided editorials, you will likely have a tough time even giving your publication away, much less having anyone take you seriously.  

Mike Clark

Cullowhee

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