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There probably isn’t a newsroom in America — certainly not a public broadcasting newsroom — that isn’t having a conversation about what its journalists can say.

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What is fact-based analysis?

Bob Collins October 22, 2010, 10:08 AM Oct 22, 2010

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The Juan Williams story continues to fester across Planet Public Radio.

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Should Juan Williams have been fired?

Bob Collins October 21, 2010, 9:32 AM Oct 21, 2010

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The story of the day today seems to be NPR’s firing of Juan Williams, who exercised the poor judgment to go on Bill O’Reilly’s show last night to admit to being concerned when he sees Muslims on an airplane, but cautioned O’Reilly not to brand Muslims as terrorists.

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When should journalists ‘get involved’?

Bob Collins October 20, 2010, 12:56 PM Oct 20, 2010

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There’s a lot more to the ethics of journalism than rules designed to protect the image of a news organization. There’s also the very real — and much difficult — question of when a journalist should “get involved.”

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You are editor: The Favre story

Bob Collins October 18, 2010, 3:17 PM Oct 18, 2010

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Should the media be reporting the Brett Favre story?

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NPR fires back in wake of Stewart/Colbert rally memos

Bob Collins October 15, 2010, 2:29 PM Oct 15, 2010

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NPR is pushing back against mainstream media’s favorite whipping boy — the blogosphere — over reaction to a memo earlier this week that said NPR journalists were forbidden from attending the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert “rallies” in Washington later this month.

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