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The only news articles I've seen that profiled a subject where they didn't reveal the identity were cases of victims of crimes or whistleblowers. If I ran an i
by handmodel 6y ago
The only news articles I've seen that profiled a subject where they didn't reveal the identity were cases of victims of crimes or whistleblowers.
If I ran an influential comedy YouTube channel under a pseudonym, but I was a pre-school teacher on the side, the NYT absolutely should publish my name along with my pseudonym if they are doing a profile on me. Perhaps I could claim that I would unjustly lose clients if this got published...but if you are at the point of having hundreds-of-thousands of followers and accepting any press then I don't see how this is anyone's doing but your own.
- smnrchrds 6y agoI believe it is unethical to upend people's lives, except if they have committed a serious crime or done something truly heinous; and being a journalist and doing it in the course of writing an article is not a valid exception. You do not believe this. We have a disagreement in values, so I don't believe we can come to an agreement.
- drdeca 6y ago> the NYT absolutely should publish my name along with my pseudonym if they are doing a profile on me. This is a bad norm. The opposite norm should be in place.