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Credibility in Crisis
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Scenario 10: Freebie Offers
Freebie OffersYou're a movie reviewer for a mid-sized newspaper. Just before a weekend that several new films are opening, a movie promoter comes to town to check in with the local theaters. He contacts you through your paper and invites you to lunch so he can share some film distribution numbers and attendance statistics for background information. You're assigned to review two movies this weekend that his company distributes.

   What do you do?
  A. Tell him you can't meet with him, but you can talk on the phone.
  B. You meet him for lunch at an exclusive restaurant at an upscale hotel downtown.


MAIN: CREDIBILITY IN QUESTION
CASE STUDIES
CBS NEWS AND THE NATIONAL GUARD
USA TODAY AND JACK KELLEY
THE NEW YORK TIMES AND JAYSON BLAIR
INTERACTIVE: MAKING ETHICAL CHOICES
SEEKING ETHICAL STANDARDS
HOLDING THE MEDIA ACCOUNTABLE
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