March 26, 2004

By William Hermann
The Arizona Republic
Published on 3/26/2004


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But Bob Steele, ethics program director at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, said journalists don’t always live up to their obligations.

“I believe with rights come responsibilities,” Steele said. “Is freer journalism better journalism today? In spirit, yes. But I’ve seen lots of times when journalism falls into the gutter of schlock. Many times in 2004 we should be embarrassed by what we produce.”


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