3 Unforgivable ethics mistakes you're making in your articles

Linda Formichelli and I have been around the freelance block a few times (like 35+ years total, actually), and over the years we’ve learned about journalism ethics through (sometimes painful!) experience.

But let’s say you HAVEN’T been freelancing for 20 years. It can be hard to know what’s expected of you, and whether what you consider normal journalistic practices are actually considered unethical….like, the kind of unethical that can get you fired from a client.

To help you over that hurdle, we came up with this list of three fire-worthy ethical sins you may be guilty of...without even knowing it. (We're not trying to come off like we never made these mistakes -- actually, Linda got fired for committing #3 before she knew any better, and Carol created plenty of trouble with #1 before she got wise).

To let it all hang out there -- we’re sharing this list not just to help you avoid these blunders (though that is über-important), but also in hopes that you’ll see how useful it could be to your career to get your hands on the Audit version of our popular 4-Week J-School class, which is on sale right now. Read on