Plain Dealer beat writer, Brian Windhorst, has been covering the Cavs for years. But what happened in the locker room after the team played the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 20 took him by surprise.
In his blog after the game, Windhorst wrote that he had witnessed a camerawoman from a local television station put her [...]

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It’s not a secret that public relations is the destination of many journalists who leave their jobs, lured by higher wages and greater job security.  The crossover is common, but the return to journalism by those individuals brings inherent dangers. 
Those who come back to journalism face a set of ethics challenges.  How do you [...]

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The Internet has opened a doorway through which floods of voices pour.
When this abundance of chatter is considered with respect to journalism, some professionals believe that more voices benefit the democratic process, rather than hurt it. I agree.
But two challenges – although not deriving from the creation of the Internet alone — follow on [...]

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Days after Super Bowl XLII, people are still talking about the ads. But not just the ones that aired during the game, but also the spot that NBC banned because it was too promiscuous.
Animal rights organization PETA wanted to air a spot titled “Veggie Love,” featuring scantily clad women really liking their vegetables. [...]

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