Media and Ethics - Current File
The Gainesville Sun from 09/21/95 to 09/04/97

Congress threatens to censor electronic media The Gainesville Sun 09/21/95
By CLAIRE SAFRAN, New York Times Special Features

Marriage on the line after wife's online affair The Gainesville Sun 02/02/96
The Associated Press

Message: Violence OK    The Gainesville Sun 02/12/96
Cable TV Study
Editorials

Internet smut      The Gainesville Sun 07/01/97
censors can bar innocent victims
Certain letter combinations can trigger the screening
programs even if in no way offensive.
The Associated Press.

Parents as cybercops     The Gainesville Sun 07/01/97

Reviews on new TV ratings mixed   The Gainesville Sun 07/11/97
By oct. 1, programs with violence, sex and offensive
language will be flagged.
The Associated Press

People's princess' mourned    The Gainesville Sun 09/01/97
World grieves as Diana flown back to Britain; media under fire
By WARREN HOGE, The New York Times

Diana's death prods media soul-seaching  The Gainesville Sun 09/01/97
Mainstram journalists are distancing themselves
from the paparazzi.
By JUD MAGRIN, Sun staff writer.

Police focus on paparazzi    The Gainesville Sun 09/01/97
Detectives are investigating the photographers'
role in the crash.
The New York Times

America's love for a princess    The Gainesville Sun 09/01/97
Scripps Howard News Service

Stars call for action to rein in aggressive               The Gainesville  Sun      09/01/97
photographers
"I think we need laws for what (constitutes) harrassing
an individual." (Actro Tom Cruise=
Princess Diana
The Associated Press

Dream time in Paris turns into tragedy  The Gainesville Sun 09/01/97
Diana spoke some French and seemed at ease in
the country.
The Associated Press

Diana's love may help sons cope   The Gainesville Sun 09/01/97
Knight-Ridder Newspapers

Tabloids thrive on emptiness    The Gainesville Sun 09/03/97
Because of Pricess Diana's death, tabloid journalists
will be condemned for constantly invading the
privacy of the rich and famous.
By RUSSEL BAKER
Columnist Russel Baker writes for The New York Times

The cult of celebrity     The Gainesville Sun 09/03/97
Princess Diana
Editorials

Only consumers can put an end to tabloid sleaze The Gainesville Sun 09/03/97
Princess Diana's death

Will the news media ever find their conscience? The Gainesville Sun 09/04/97
"With so many major news organiyations operating
under an agenda of 'if it bleeds it leads,' it is no wonder
that despite the significant drop in crime, Americans
continue to have a deep fear of it."
By DERRICK Z. JACKSON, The Boston Globe

Media should respect privacy   The Gainesville Sun 09/04/97
Princess Diana
Speaking out, BRANDI KLEINERT, a first-year UF student
 

Photographers tell their side of the story  The Gainesville Sun 09/04/97
Princess Diana
The Associated Press

No sympathy for spotlight seekers   The Gainesville Sun 09/04/97
Princess Diana
By DAN LYNCH, columnist for the Albany Times Union

Diana's death and missed chances   The Gainesville Sun 09/04/97
Princess Diana
By CAL THOMAS, columnist for the Los Angeles Times
They have blood on their hands   The Gainesville Sun 09/04/97
"They knew that a 'good picture,' like a kiss or hug seen
through a car window, would bring scores of thousands
of dollars..."
Princess Diana
By A.M. ROSENTHAL, columnist for the New York Times
 
 

Alligator from 09/02/97 to 09/09/97
Princess Diana's death   ALLIGATOR  09/02/97

Media Mayhem?     ALLIGATOR  09/09/97
The press is under fire as public outcry erupts
worldwide bringing issues of journalistic ethics to the
forefront.
By BETH KASSAB, Alligator writer
OPINIONS
Our Views
No easy answer

Diana's Funeral to be televised without ads  ALLIGATOR
 
 

USA TODAY from 08/20/97

CYBERSEX
...but who's watching the kids?  USA TODAY  08/20/97
Search engines may uncover more than parents would
want
*Adult* sites are the driving force behind many Web
innovations
By VIC SUSSMAN, Special for USA TODAY

CYBERSEX
Sex site owners claim caution....    USA TODAY 08/20/97
Hot spots want only adults, say operators
By VIC SUSSMAN, Special for USA TODAY

The tough task of defining what's too explicit to be seen      USA TODAY      08/20/97

SEX ON THE NET     USA TODAY  08/20/97
Small operators can make big killings on the Web
By VIC SUSSMAN, special for USA TODAY
 
 

The New York Times from 08/17/97 to 11/09/97

Now, Worse Than Ever! Cynicism in Advertising! The New York Times  08/17/97
By MARK LANDLER

Look Who's Doing Endorsements   The New York Times 08/1797
Critics argue that nonprofit groups and corporations
make dubious bedfellows.
By GLENN COLLINS

The Intimate Reach of Remote Control  The New York Times 09/28/97
To control is human, to zap divine.   Magazine
By JAMES GORMAN, dputy science editor of
The New York Times and the author of several books.

64 Megs Can Set You Free    The New York Times 09/28/97
How the computer, doomsday machine to the campus Magazine
radical, became the foundation of the new counterculture.
By GERALD MARZORATI, the articles editor of
the magazine.

SHAME on companies that sponsor TV Programs The New York Times 11/09/97
that Pollute America
A grassroots complaint from American families
We Are Outraged!

Ethics for Hire     Business Week  07/15/96
Laundering images of soiled companies is turning
into big business
By Mike France in New York, with Peter Elstrom in
Chicago and Mark Maremont in Boston.