After the newspaper published an account of a bizarre citizen’s arrest by Supervisor Todd Sptizer, Spitzer convinced Editor-in-Chief Rob Curley to make a change to the article, without notifying readers, that conflicted with other accounts. A prominent media ethicist called Curley’s act an “unethical overreach.”
Tag: Marc Cooper
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Lights, Camera, Action! Inside OC’s Jails
Orange County Sheriff’s Department manipulated the media, but the tactic has led to allegations that rights of jailed inmates were violated.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Fullerton, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Website Blurs Line Between Journalism and PR
“Behind the Badge OC,” a site dedicated to the good deeds of police officers and firefighters, and paid for by local police agencies, is both winning local journalism awards and raising eyebrows.
Posted inSanta Ana
Are the OC Register’s Santa Ana Land Deals Affecting Its City Hall Coverage?
In 2012, the newspaper refused to endorse Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, citing the need for new leadership. But the newspaper supported him this year — is it because of a pending land deal?
Posted inPolitics & Elections
New State Regulations Shed Little Light On Political Blogosphere
Are political blogs on the payroll of political campaigns? New state rules requiring greater disclosure hardly make things more clear.
Posted inInvestigative, Politics & Elections
Filner Was Not the Only SD Mayoral Candidate With Alleged Sex Issues
Former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio would masturbate in a bathroom behind the council dais, according to a colleague.
Posted inAnaheim, Investigative, Transportation
OC Register Set to Be Anaheim’s Sponsorship Broker
In a highly unusual deal, the county’s largest media company is poised to be the city’s agent as it pursues a naming rights contract for its nearly $200-million transportation hub. “Mind-boggling,” says one media ethics expert.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
Email Exchange Erupts Between Register Publisher and Professor
Publisher Aaron Kushner tells USC journalism professor Marc Cooper that Cooper hasn’t done his “homework” on the role of newspapers.
Posted inCorrections, Countywide, Top Stories
Owner of Register Says Journalists Shouldn’t ‘Afflict the Comfortable’
Aaron Kushner told The Orange County Register newsroom that the long-held journalism credo is actually not the newspaper’s role.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
OC Register Alters Ad Policy After Politicians Complain
The newspaper refuses to publish a local activist’s ads criticizing Anaheim Councilwomen Kris Murray and Gail Eastman after the two complained.
