Re:RE: Boston Globe Online / Metro | Region / WPRI reporter's link to club stirs ethical questions

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

---------- "Kevin Vahey" <k-vahey@attbi.com> writes:
cameraman lucky dude I agree

but given the fact that the bar was owned by a Channel 12 staffer raises 
the issue on why he was there

If nothing had happened and Jeff had just done the report as planned, 
would he have said he owned the bar? Judging from his work at Channel 7, 
I think he would have, sadly we will never know

Dave:
I don't see a problem with using Jeff's club. As WPRI said it was a location of convenience, they knew they would have access.  I have not heard that Jeff was at the club as a reporter that night, if he was being used as the reporter that would be an ethics issue. I would have used someone else as a reporter but still would have used Jeff's club and in the interest of disclosure I would have told viewers it was owned by Jeff and his brother, probably at the end of the piece.
df