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The article states Jones roommate/landlord Ramirez unlocked his room, not the reporter. Kilgannon didn’t pressure the landlord to break into the Jazz legend’s room. Either way, the landlord had to break into the room because he claimed he was sending Jones stuff back to his own family. Kilgannon just reported on what he saw and presented a different side to the Jazz singer.

Yea, Kilgannon should of contacted Jones family out of respect and ask if he could do a piece on the legend. He takes partial blame for limiting his sources to just the landlord. Then again, he’s a reporter, his job is to try and get as much information on the subject. He didn’t trash the legend in the article.

The editor, Jamieson, could of defended journalism better by not stating that a majority of journalism is an invasion of privacy, and that journalists tend to pry o get news. On the other hand, it’s true. Gossip blogs like TMZ and Perez Hilton gain the most traffic when they report celebrities at their worst.

Even before blogs were created, reporters were still digging for dirt and asking the questions that interviewees never want to answer. It’s because blogs are so easily accessible via web and the audience is larger that certain complaints are being brought up concerning the ethics of journalism. The only standards for blogs should involve certain topics such as graphic footage or pictures. Sometimes there is some pretty gruesome or heartbreaking stuff that people don’t want to see. And it seems to be an issue here with this legend’s family.