Philip Meyer, a 1967 Nieman Fellow, is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of a memoir, Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism.
“His early career with his hometown paper reminds us that newspapers were a natural monopoly in most places, and bad ones could flourish as easily as good ones.”
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Meyer, Philip. "From Nieman Reports: When going undercover, an ethics of utility versus an ethics of rules." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2025.
APA
Meyer, P. (2013, Mar. 22). From Nieman Reports: When going undercover, an ethics of utility versus an ethics of rules. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 29, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/03/from-nieman-reports-when-going-undercover-an-ethics-of-utility-versus-an-ethics-of-rules/
Chicago
Meyer, Philip. "From Nieman Reports: When going undercover, an ethics of utility versus an ethics of rules." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 22, 2013. Accessed March 29, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2013/03/from-nieman-reports-when-going-undercover-an-ethics-of-utility-versus-an-ethics-of-rules/.
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