Superhero Journalism Ethics

On the Media | May 5, 2011

Both Superman and Spider-Man have day jobs at their local newspaper - Clark Kent is a reporter at The Daily Planet, and Peter Parker a photographer for The Daily Bugle. Their bosses figure out how to cover a city with a costumed crime-fighter, while trusting Kent and Parker’s ability to get scoops from superheroes. Brooke talks to Staci D. Kramer of the Online Journalism Review.

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