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Sympthsical

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13. A journalist using sources to warn of a criminal investigation?

Reply to FSogol (Reply #12)

Tue Dec 7, 2021, 01:44 PM

Dec 2021

That's ethical?

When the suspect then uses that information to hamper the investigation?

That's ethical?

Then the "journalist" reports on the story without disclosing the fact he's involved and was literally brought up in trial that day?

That's ethical?

We have very different definitions of that word.

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CNN's Don Lemon warned Jussie Smollett of police investigation [View all] Sympthsical Dec 2021 OP

.....Sssssssso....Does Mr. Lemon Have a Pink Slip in His Near Future? The_Counsel Dec 2021 #1

When the only sources for a story you can find are right wing kcr Dec 2021 #2

It was literally on the record testimony in court Sympthsical Dec 2021 #3

The source is Smolett Zeitghost Dec 2021 #16

Fuck the New York Post. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #4

Would you have rathered Fox? Sympthsical Dec 2021 #6

It does, because you are generating clicks for that website. W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #18

It's in the court record. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #14

Then link the court record directly... W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #19

Seems that the uselessness of CNN is becoming more and more apparent Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #5

Uhhh not going to happen. CrackityJones75 Dec 2021 #8

They are all pretty much useless in my opinion Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #10

Three hours of Smerconish... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Dec 2021 #7

This may be true, but it is starting to feel like a rat-F'ing. Bristlecone Dec 2021 #9

CNN, I am not surprised. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #11

Apples and Oranges and a quite lazy attempt to conflate the two issues. Typical of RW media & their FSogol Dec 2021 #12

A journalist using sources to warn of a criminal investigation? Sympthsical Dec 2021 #13

Yeah, and now Lemon has this disbelieving look on his face when talking about Smollett. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #15

Uh-oh. Don Lemon may be out too since CNN fired Cuomo for... brush Dec 2021 #17

Were there actual texts provided to the court, MerryBlooms Dec 2021 #20

What's going on over at FOX? radius777 Dec 2021 #21