Sunday Newspaper Are Unethical

Back in the 1800s, there was a good long ethical debate over newspapers. It had nothing to do with the sanctity of journalism. It was, in fact, all about whether newspapers should be published on Sunday.

‘All the morning newspapers,’ he is reported to have said, ‘are Sabbath breakers. The Sunday newspaper is unnecessary, is issued in violation of divine law, and is disreputable, in some cases unspeakably so . .’