Kevin Goldberg came and spoke to class, and we learned all about what he considers the 7 deadly sins of journalism. It is interesting because I actually took Kevin Goldberg for Journalism Law. He knew a lot about the laws that journalist must write by.
Wrath- Not everything is fair game in journalism
Envy- Ask for permission first
Pride- Make sure you are right about what you write about, or do not write about it
Lust- the copyright of the content belongs to whoever created the content
Sloth- It is not always about getting it first, it is about getting it right
Greed- If they want to make money then we shouldn’t use their stuff to make money
Gluttony- Fair Use Defense Act is not an excuse for whatever is it that you use that isn’t your own conent
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