June 3, 2004

By Marlon Manuel
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on 6/3/2004


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Aly Colón, who teaches ethics at the Poynter Institute, a journalism training school in St. Petersburg, Fla., likened the schmoozing to visiting someone’s house. Would you dare slap the host after being shown a good time?


“Most will be able to do their jobs professionally,” Colón said. “But once you’re in that kind of environment when catered in a way that at least appears to people to make you as a journalist feel more favorable toward the people you are covering, it can raise questions in people’s minds.”


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