Ethics: A Special Poynter Dialogue

EPFTSW: it's weird, cause you think it'd be one of those things the Poynter types get fussy about

EPFTSW: a big Inconclusive Annoying Ethics Special type thing

Steely Wes: *nods*

Steely Wes: It seems like the kind of journalistic-academic circle-jerk they would engage in.

EPFTSW: right, like, "Should Journalists Ever Have Sex With ANYONE?" or something

Steely Wes: *LAUGHS!*

Steely Wes: "Could Be a Conflict of Interest for Your Publication."

EPFTSW: "Carol Skeeball, Poynter Ethics Editor and former ombudsman for the Bum-Fuck Cretin-Marksman, takes on this urgent ethical kerfuffle"

Steely Wes: *DIES LAUGHING*

Steely Wes: "A condom is not enough when your professional integrity is involved. Only abstinence can protect your impartiality and objectivity."

EPFTSW: "And never, EVER, cum in a source's eye."

EPFTSW: "They HATE that."

Steely Wes: *IS NOW OFFICIALLY DEAD*

EPFTSW: "And may take the opportunity to bite your penis off."

Steely Wes: "You would be surprised at how awkward the reporter-source relationship can become post-coitally. Moreover, even purely non-jounralistic affairs can affect your judgment."

EPFTSW: right, then the next day, the lead item on Romenesko: "Detroit Free-Press Journo: I Never Have Sex, Especially During an Election I'm Covering."

Steely Wes: *laughs!*

Steely Wes: And "New York Times Reporters May Be Compromised By Not Abstaining."

EPFTSW: "Judith Miller: Who Would Ever Fuck HER, anyway?"

Steely Wes: Eww. No kidding.

EPFTSW: "I. Lewis Libby: 'I tried, but it's extremely difficult when you're on crutches.'"

Steely Wes: *snorts*