Journalism “Code of Ethics”

John Moore | September 25, 2003

The Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists is provided below, with assistance for those journalists who need help reading between the lines. In honor of the eponymous journalist, this practice is called “Fisking” – so the following code of ethics is “Fisked.”

Al Qaeda / Iraq Ties – Details

John Moore | September 25, 2003

With the current squabble about whether the battle of Iraq was justified and part of the “War on Terrorism”, Samizdata points to a large amount of evidence of longstanding and recent cooperation between Al Qaeda and Iraq. Check it out.
And for those who still whine “it’s all about the ooiilllllllll” – hey, it would have [...]

Mental Health of Refugees

John Moore | September 25, 2003

John Ray comments on a recent study showing that Bosnian refugees who came to Britain to escape the war ended up worse-off psychologically than those who stayed.
Perhaps it was because they were subject to the rapidly increasing violent crime rate in Britain!