Regarding 2, I'd be interested to know whether there was a different legal/ethical standard for people who have died. Surely there must be a journalism professor around here somewhere.
Dead people can't be defamed.
Re:Was the Art of S-Town Worth the Pain?
by kevlar1818 on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @02:39PM
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2) I completely agree; it's 100% not consent. The third-party testimony about the subject, however, was consented. Whether or not it is responsible and/or respectful to share that about the main subject is what I'm pondering in my remarks. It seems ethical from a purely journalistic view, in my opinion.
2) "I would argue the subject of the podcast would consent" is not the same as consent. It's one thing if it's a public figure. The subject of this podcast was not a public figure.