SPJ and PRSA ethics codes examined

A former PR pro tackles what he perceives as the differences/similarities of news media and persuasion media ethics codes.

From PR Daily: http://prdaily.com/Main/Articles/9533.aspx

A guide for best practices when using social media

From the Nieman Journalism Lab:
http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/09/a-social-media-guide-for-public-broadcasters-targets-the-skeptical-and-the-ambitious/

Fox pulls Alec Baldwin's joke for the Emmys . . .

Hmmm.  Baldwin's joke was about Murdoch, and Murdoch News Corp owns Fox--which was broadcsting the Emmy's. 
From the New York Times: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/fox-edits-phone-hacking-joke-from-emmys-replaces-baldwin-with-nimoy/?emc=eta1

Bloggers enjoy freedom of the press, too

Gigaom's Mathew Ingram does a nice round-up of recent information on the rights of bloggers and citizen journalists:

http://gigaom.com/2011/09/15/freedom-of-the-press-applies-to-everyone-yes-even-bloggers/

Quite a "journey" for the Salahis couple

During the week of Sept. 12, the couple who crashed a White House bash a few months ago decided it was time for more "publicity."  Mediabistro reports:

http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/salahis-pull-publicity-stunt-to-earn-15-whole-seconds-of-attention_b27304#.TnORdi3bFA0.email

Forever 21's and JC Penney's bad PR days

T-shirts for girls from Forever 21 and JC Penney send the wrong message to girls, critics say.

Time reports: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/13/forever-21-pulls-allergic-to-algebra-t-shirt-after-critics-cry-foul/
(Photo from Forever 21)

Palin and the player

On Sept. 14, many media outlets reported the Enquirer had published information about Sarah Palin, then a broadcast sports reporter,  having a one-night stand with a pro basketball player.  If this is true, what do you think of the ethics of sleeping with a source? 
Read more from a Washington Post blogger here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/report-glen-rice-sarah-palin-had-a-one-night-stand-in-87/2011/09/14/gIQArDZpRK_blog.html