Mark Di Stefano: The latest journo fool.

Mark Di Stefano:  The latest journo fool.   

Some journo got caught spying on an internal Zoom call with another newspaper.  The problem is this opens up the guy on a lot of legal problems going ahead.  You are usually protected when you use an “inside source”, but you breaking into the bank doesn’t cut it.  I can see this tactic being used for a criminal organization, but another newspaper makes it seem petty and stupid.   Given he works for another news company, he could find himself getting into a lawsuit, but he probably doesn't have that much money.  

It is okay to seek the truth when people are being harmed and trying to get in on the inside of something bad, but spying on a fellow paper is not it.  

When Aljazeera is more ethical than you, you know you got a problem.   

From aljazeera.com,  ((An anonymous account then joined the call, remaining in audio-only mode. That account was later traced to Di Stefano's mobile phone, The Independent alleges.)) 

Yeah, this is very sad.  It is sad when a journo behaves like a blogger.  And, the thing is he can’t even do snooping correctly.  He was literally back-traced back to his phone.   

FT suspended him, thus giving him a spanking.  For a guy who doesn’t shut up on twitter, he is very quiet now without updating his page in a while.  Given that his job is now being “self quarantined”, you would think he’d be tweeting up a storm.  All is quiet on that front.  Hmm? 

Side Note:  I can’t find that “ethics in journalism” tweet.  Did he remove it?   

JJ Abrams called.  He wants his glasses back.  

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This is him back in 2016 looking more dandy.