[WikiEN-l] Interesting debate over reliable sources

[stevertigo]

--- poore5 at adelphia.net wrote:
> Almost without exception Media sources outside the Internet have well established
> codes of ethics and other standards that the individuals and institutions must
> follow. 

If by "ethics" you mean fulfill the role of flooding the airwaves with Ronco 
commercials, crime dramas, and celebrity news shows, then yes, what you say is true. 
If by "ethics" you mean local newspapers which are 80 percent ads, serve the public
only as promotional sustitute for the reportage on news events, then what you say is
true.

Otherwise... nonsense! Do not confuse media (aka. "the trade") with journalism (aka.
"the profession").

Stevertigo 

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