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News Tue Jun 28 2011
Journalistic ethics in food writing: how close is too close to a source?
Chicago food writer Michael Nagrant and the 312 Dining Diva Audarshia Townsend have gotten themselves into a mini Twitter tiff -- which bring up some interesting points about journalistic ethics.
It started with Nagrant tweeting at Trib reporter Mark Caro about how "a lot of journos would just rather be BFF's with their sources than journalists."
Townsend questioned him, saying, "@MichaelNagrant Didn't YOU collaborate/w a prominent chef on a book?! Now if THAT is not BFF . . ." and it ultimately devolved to Nagrant telling her that he's had fewer than 10 comps in his career, "easy," and later tweeting, "@Audarshia Don't question my ethics when yours are much lower."
What do you think about the state of journalistic ethics in the food-writing/blogging industry in Chicago?
Mike Gebert / June 28, 2011 1:35 PM
I think ethical distance is important, but most of all I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY THE NEW BACON CHEDDAR BISCUITWICH AT SMORESIES!!!