BuzzFeed Says Leakers Lack 'Personal Ethics'
The site hates tipsters. Unless they're the ones getting the tips
After a couple leaks to The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed has decided to crack down on staffers who are tipping journalists. An unintentionally hilarious memo titled “Transparency and Trust” describes leaking as a lack of “personal ethics” and states that staffers could get fired if they’re caught:
Anonymously tipping a reporter to something a colleague says in a meeting isn’t a violation of business or journalistic ethics. It’s an issue of personal ethics. It makes it harder for us to trust one another.
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