Interesting situation in Miami

That's how we roll in the 305.
Better a public official than a high school freshman. I think ...

 

Whoops. New supe backtracks, says he had a "playful" relationship with the reporter.

http://cbs4.com/defede/carvalho.miami.dade.2.816157.html

 

try this again.. in miami.. anything is possible.. corruption is a way of life

 

Could the Globe legally dismiss an employee for bad judgment (to say the least) that had not previously come to light? I certainly think so.

Consider this: Say she were sued for libel while at the Globe. Would the Globe want to defend her in court and have the opposing attorney be able to use the kind of ammunition now at hand to challenge her honesty?

 

if she's an at-will employee, they could dismiss her for any reason or no reason at all.

i think the globe is a union paper so it might not be so easy.

 

Rule one, Mr. Carvalho: Never date a woman whose hairline has receded back farther than yours.

 

Her 'no comment' certainly doesn't help matters.

 

Hairline? I thought her e-mails said she was fuzzy.

 

To me, this is almost like one of those lying-on-your-resumes transgressions. Sleeping with a source is one of the cardinal sins of this industry's ethics, as bad in its way (IMHO) as plagiarism. If the Globe knew about a job candidate's past incident of plagiarism and gave that person a fresh start, that's one thing. But if the incident came to light only after the person presented himself or herself to the Globe as a professional journalist with sound skills and values, I've got to think that person's job would be on the line.

Same thing here. Had she been caught in this shady relationship with the source while she still was at the Herald, then the Globe would have known what it was getting -- and forgiving. But to find out this way, when the reporter undoubtedly did not 'fess up during the hiring process, is misrepresentation. Which is a good enough reason to severe ties.

If, that is, journalism ethics much fucking matter anymore.

 

I think Barbara Walters might disagree.

 

UPDATE: Tania deLuzuriaga has resigned from the Boston Globe.

http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=151190