One of the most oft-cited ethical challenges for sports journalists is what to do about freebies.
While tech reporters and other types of news reporters also are faced with this issue, sports journalists often have to try to figure out where the line should be placed.
Freebies can include tickets to games, free food, mementos, and even high-priced electronics.
Most people would agree that when the ‘freebie’ is more like a ‘buyout gift’, it is highly unethical to accept.
But what about free food in the press box of a PSU football game? In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that when I called my first-ever football broadcast at Beaver Stadium for ComRadio this September, I indulged in a free hot dog.
It may seem like too easy of an answer, but sports reporters need only use their judgment and what their gut is telling them. Unless they are morally corrupt.
In which case, they should abide by specific rules set by their journalism organization.
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