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Associated PressMay 27, 2015

A Seminole-Brevard circuit judge who is set to go on trial before a judicial ethics panel in August has resigned. The Orlando Sentinel reports Linda Schoonover stepped down from her position Tuesday. Officials say Schoonover was facing the prospect of being thrown out of office amid a wide-ranging series of misconduct allegations. One Winter Springs […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 25, 2015

I teach a class in the DeVos Sport Business Management graduate program at the University of Central Florida on ethical and moral principles in sport. Last week we welcomed a distinguished panel to our class, which included: Charlie Freeman, executive vice president of the Orlando Magic; Linda Landman-Gonzalez, vice president for government affairs and community […]

Florence SnyderFebruary 25, 2015

Media bashers, media ethicists and the Greek chorus at Comedy Central will be gorging for a long time on the disgraced remains of Brian Williams. But the credibility crisis now engulfing NBC News is not Williams’ fault. It is never the reporter’s fault. An “anchor and managing editor” is neither God nor a kid with […]

Daniel TilsonJanuary 19, 2015

Our worst worries about Florida Gov. Rick Scott were well-founded. The bombshell of BS he unintentionally dropped in a press conference early last week has exploded in his face, revealing just what a bloody mess his governorship really is. By repeatedly pressuring highly esteemed, veteran Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Gerald Bailey to […]

Tag: ethics

Judge who faced long list of ethics complaints resigns

Richard Lapchick: Power of sport expanding to spur more social change

Florence Snyder: Blame NBC editors for Brian Williams' lies

Daniel Tilson: Independent counsel needs to probe Scott administration