Mike Florio on Mike Wise suspension: “Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth”
Press Coverage |
Aug. 31, 2010 1:54 p.m.
"Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk has a big hammer in our internet media world," Dan Levy writes, adding, "Some people are giving Florio credit today for Mike Wise’s one-month suspension from the Washington Post. Whether or not that’s true (note: I don’t believe it is) Florio, himself, wrote this on PFT: 'Frankly, Wise should be glad he wasn’t fired.' . . . That seemed awfully heavy handed to me, considering it was a joke. Rather than rant, or speculate, I asked." Florio's response, in part: “I am not a trained journalist, but I have learned a lot about the industry over the past 10 years. In The Elements of Journalism, Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel articulate nine ‘clear principles that journalists agree on.’ At the top of the list, ‘Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.’'' 
