Sports column: We love you too, Malcolm — but we also have a responsibility to uphold - The Vicksburg Post

The Vicksburg Post

Sports column: We love you too, Malcolm — but we also have a responsibility to uphold - The Vicksburg Post

There’s an old hypothetical dilemma that’s often used in journalism ethics classes about reporting on a misdemeanor arrest of a prominent member of the community. Like most of those hypotheticals, the question is designed to make you think about how to deal with a no-win situation. Reporting on it creates blowback from your community. Not reporting on it makes it look like you’re showing favoritism. And, like all of those situations, the only re…