The code of ethics many newsrooms follow calls on journalists to “give voice to the voiceless,” but this thinking limits how we see our sources.
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OPINION: Actor Jussie Smollett weakens trust in media and genuine victims
Jussie Smollett’s alleged staging of a hate crime to garner attention for him draws attention away from people who have survived true hate and makes the media who reported on him look like suckers.