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> Journalists are inquisitive, intellectually curious types. You have to call into question the ethics of someone prepared to write about something they have a
by jonfw 8y ago
> Journalists are inquisitive, intellectually curious types. You have to call into question the ethics of someone prepared to write about something they have a good idea that their own company engages in.
So what is the ethical thing to do? Quit your job? Choose not to report on the unethical behavior? Escalate internally instead of externally? Write the story about the company you work for, knowing full well that you won't ever be published and it will end up being pointless?
I don't think anybody wants to give buzzfeed a free pass, but I just don't see how buzzfeed's data practices reflect on the ethics of their individual journalists.
- WalterSear 8y agoThe cost of an action does not change its ethical merit, or lack thereof. People are responsible for doing unethical things, even if someone ordered them to.
- jonfw 8y agoBut this guy isn't even being ordered to do anything unethical. He just wrote an article. The same people that ordered him to write this article have also ordered other people to do unethical things. But that's a different scenario than you just mentioned. So if you think this is immoral, than I imagine that your actual argument is more of a guilt by association thing.