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Poll: Is it ethical for journalists to bypass paywalls on other news sites while researching a story?

Moreover, how would learning a journalist used a tool to read paywalled articles impact your perception of their credibility?

As in, you may think a journalist acted unethically but is still reporting accurate information in an unbiased matter. Can ethics be separated from credibility?

Please read all answers before selecting one.

#Ethics #JournalisticEthics #Poll

	Yes, it is ethical
	No, it is unethical but would not change how I view their credibility
	No, it is unethical and I would view them as less credible
	It would only be ethical is the journalist would otherwise be unable to access the paywalled media
	No position

Poll ends at Jun 12 at 7:37pm.

Writers Digest (unofficial)Oct 28, 2025

5 Powerful TED Talks on Journalism by Journalists https://www.writersdigest.com/powerful-ted-talks-on-journalism-by-journalists #Interviews/Journalism #WriteBetterNonfiction #JournalisticWriting #JournalisticEthics #journalism #Journalist #Articles #TEDTalks

5 Powerful TED Talks on Journalism by Journalists

Journalist Alison Hill shares five (OK, maybe six) powerful TED Talks on journalism by journalists, including the talks themselves.

Writer's Digest

Democracy Matters

Sep 20, 2025

Come on, you fucking cowards!!! Help Karen Attiah tell her story!!!

‘No!’ Journo Fired Over Charlie Kirk Stuns Jim Acosta With Revelation She Can’t Book TV Hit
https://www.mediaite.com/online/no-journo-fired-over-charlie-kirk-stuns-jim-acosta-with-revelation-she-cant-book-tv-hit/

#MediaBias #MediaCowards #JournalisticEthics #CharlieKirk #USPol

‘No!’ Journo Fired Over Charlie Kirk Stuns Jim Acosta With Revelation She Can’t Book TV Hit

Karen Attiah stunned Jim Acosta when she revealed that since her firing over the shooting of Charlie Kirk, she has not been able to book a TV "one-on-one."

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Claire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍Aug 11, 2025

4/16 ➡️ Key idea: facts must come before opinions.

“It’s facts that shape opinions — not the other way around.”

The journalist’s role: deliver useful information, not disguised opinion.

#Facts #Opinion #JournalisticEthics

Writers Digest (unofficial)May 24, 2025

How Does Clickbait Affect Online Journalism? https://www.writersdigest.com/how-does-clickbait-affect-online-journalism #Interviews/Journalism #WriteBetterNonfiction #JournalisticEthics #TipsOnJournalism #journalism #Clickbait #Articles

How Does Clickbait Affect Online Journalism?

Journalist Alison Hill discusses the impact of clickbait on online journalism, why it exists, and whether it could be used for good.

Writer's Digest

Deborah Preuss, pcc Nov 14, 2024

#journalism #ethics #journalisticEthics
https://mastodon.social/@JoshuaHolland/113475654802177472

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Dissent Doe

Aug 17, 2024

@amvinfe And then they will have the nerve to come back to you for more help on another story in the future, right?

I once counted how many news outlets reported/repeated something I had reported exclusively on my site. Only 1 out of 12 actually linked to my site or even credited it in any way as the source for what they reported. A second one linked to one of the sources that hadn't linked to me but had just repeated it.

Pffft........

#journalism #ethics #journalisticethics

Silkester Aug 9, 2024

Lawrence: 'Stupidest' candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions | #MSNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-oTJ49nls

#Lawrence expresses his frustration about the #CorporateMedia enabling of #Trump, and thus colossal failure by corporate media, and at the same time corporate media is failing in the coverage of #Democrats.

#Election2024 #Politics #MediaCritic #Disinformation #JournalisticEthics #Ethics #PressCorps #dementiaDon #Ramblings & #Lies #StableGenius

Lawrence: 'Stupidest' candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions

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smeg Jul 29, 2024

If journalists and reporters are only on #Twitter, then the only public opinions they see are right-wing opinions. Between the user audience, what the algorithm promotes, and the owner's messaging, what they see is entirely right-wing.

That means most of western journalism is now captured by right-wing messaging and control.

#x #journalism #bias #mediabias #ethicsinjournalism #JournalisticEthics #capturedmedia