I want U 2 B outraged

A blog for the discussion of media behavior

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

CNN says Wolf Blitzer not sexy enough

We won't be seeing him much in the future--just some new, hipper faces.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/cryin-wolf-cnn-wolf-blitzer-airtime-article-1.1360788
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:30 PM No comments:

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Bloomberg and ethics, May 2013

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/in-bloomberg-uproar-ethi_n_3284025.html
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:49 AM No comments:

Tech writers and free stuff

http://valleywag.gawker.com/which-journalists-accepted-free-laptops-from-google-507673690
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:48 AM No comments:

Thursday, May 9, 2013

CNN screws up again

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jon-stewart-takes-cnn-to-task-with-epic-mockery-of-networks-jodi-arias-trial-coverage/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 8:24 AM No comments:

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Flula picks up hitch-hikers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzFhzeGDK0A
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 5:56 PM No comments:

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Creepy graph search

On facebook: http://mashable.com/2013/01/23/facebook-graph-search-creepiness/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:54 AM No comments:

Annoying facebook posts

From mashable: http://mashable.com/2012/08/14/facebook-annoying/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:52 AM No comments:

Politico and anonymous sources

Eleven examples:
http://www.imediaethics.org/News/3908/11_examples_of_politicos_addiction_to_anonymous_sources__journalisms_crack_cocaine.php
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 8:24 AM No comments:

Half cab, half cop car

I Virginia:
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/its-a-cab-no-its-a-cop-car/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 8:16 AM No comments:

Social media ethics

Five tips:
http://www.inboundmarketingagents.com/inbound-marketing-agents-blog/bid/286985/Social-Media-Ethics-What-Your-Brand-Needs-To-Know
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 8:13 AM No comments:

Monday, April 29, 2013

Creepy promo for film festival

Watch it if you dare:
http://www.adrants.com/2013/04/the-most-disgusting-film-festival-ad-you.php
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 10:16 PM No comments:

Cox media sued over "retarded news"

http://gma.yahoo.com/family-sues-over-offensive-images-autistic-son-105318058--abc-news-topstories.html

(Thanks to Haley for sharing)
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 10:01 PM No comments:

Jayson Blair in three parts

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/national/article_5b22b30e-b090-11e2-b2ee-001a4bcf6878.html

Blair was fired from the NY Times in 2003 because of plagiarism and fraud
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:51 PM No comments:

Fake reporter

http://jimromenesko.com/2013/04/26/meet-michelle-boatley-fake-thomson-reuters-legal-publication-reporter/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:44 PM No comments:

Thursday, April 25, 2013

A J Clemente supported by Letterman

http://www.wmmr.com/shows/preston-and-steve/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10536009
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 9:10 AM No comments:

Tweets during the Boston Marathon

http://socialmediatoday.com/augieray1/1407041/three-steps-increase-ethics-social-media-marketing?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=hootsuite_tweets
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 8:37 AM No comments:

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Journalism or press release? Tool helps determine

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/is-it-journalism-or-just-a-repackaged-press-release-heres-a-tool-to-help-you-find-out/275206/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 7:27 AM No comments:

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

More surprise videos . . .

. . . full of cliches.
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=332039

. . . and a one-source story
http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=332297
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 10:08 AM No comments:

Media mistakes over the years

http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/14304.aspx
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 10:00 AM No comments:

Monday, April 22, 2013

Student newspaper columnist fired

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/pitt-news-columnist-fired-in-wake-of-secret-society-allegations-683670/
Posted by Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D. at 8:23 PM No comments:
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I want U 2 B outraged

"I want U 2 B outraged" is a blog created by me--University of Northern Colorado journalism associate professor Lee Anne Peck. I have a Ph.D. in journalism ethics from Ohio University.

This blog was created, so I can post information about questionable media behavior or ethical dilemmas that I collect from the Web.

I will only post the most outrageous of ethical behavior--behavior that should make you outraged!

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Ads on trains!

Ads on trains!
Amtrak takes the bait

Controversial church ad

Controversial church ad
Ad copy: "Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow"

Hero seeks fame, cash

Hero seeks fame, cash
Jasper Schuringa

JFK fake photo

JFK fake photo
TMZ published as 'exclusive'

Live fish at bus stop!

Live fish at bus stop!
An ad gimmick

Body as Billboard

Body as Billboard
You can shave your head and advertise a product! Photo by Edward Carreon for Air New Zealand

For your purse

For your purse
And now something different

Chinese billboard

Chinese billboard
Selling cigarettes or patriotism?

Wikipedia

Wikipedia
Journalists: Stay away!

Subway sandwich dude

Subway sandwich dude
Quiznos wins the "derby"

Ads in airport security baskets

Ads in airport security baskets
Good idea or just too much?

Heath Ledger coverage

Heath Ledger coverage
1979-2008

Cover gets editor fired

Cover gets editor fired
Readers did not like this image

Questionable report card

Questionable report card
It's controversial, and not because of the grades.

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My favorite Web sites for outrageous news

  • Adbusters
  • Adrants
  • Advertising Age
  • AlterNet
  • Buy Less Crap
  • Center for Media and Democracy
  • Committee of Concerned Journalists
  • Common Dreams News Center
  • Cranky Copy Editor
  • Current TV
  • Daily Show
  • Flula Borg
  • Jib Jab humor
  • Media Bistro
  • Media Education Foundation
  • Media Guardian
  • Media Matters
  • Poynter Institute
  • salon.com

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Lee Anne Peck, Ph.D.
My Ph.D. is in Journalism Ethics from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. I teach media ethics, public relations courses, magazine writing and anything else that needs to be taught. I also have master's degrees in English, philosophy, and journalism studies. I have worked for newspapers, online products and magazines. I also do free-lance PR projects. Spring 2007 semester I took a leave of absence from the University of Northern Colorado; I taught a Contemporary Mass Media course at the University of Dubrovnik, Croatia, as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar. As a Fulbrighter, I was an "unofficial U.S. ambassador."
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