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Jeanne, what about a simulated or computer-generated signature? Melissa
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Amanda, Placing all jests aside, your proposition makes the most sense. The reporting climate nationwide is changing daily. In this atmosphere, each reporter should feel free to focus on personal circumstances.
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[quote user="Wynne A. Pauly"]Thank goodness for the old-school Florida reporters out there! What can we reporters around the country do to help them?[/quote] Wynne, I personally really like my office supply company's free cookies . . . just send cookies. :-)
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[quote user="Lillian Freiler"] Melissa, That ad is screaming sexual harassment. It's inviting off-color comments from male attorneys and God forbid, hopefully nothing physical. You would think a firmowner would have more sense than to set her girls up for potential abuse. [/quote] Lillian, you may be absolutely correct. A risk-to-benefit
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Rhonda, We're probably all aware of (opinion of the reporter) horror stories. Every professional develops and holds opionions that may be contrary to mine, yours. Some reporters make conscious decisions of which rules to follow and which to ignore. Since we are not the morality/advertising/culture/reporter police, judgment is not ours to pass. Human
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Which leads me to ask: What personal business practices are being reflected with an advertisement of women (except the older ones) in tank tops? It's distasteful in the court reporting profession. Lillian, the power in advertising is that we can choose to represent who we are and who we are not by what we say and what we do not. The advertising
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As Mike put it, "They're from Florida. What do you expect?" He's right. Florida has that reputation. Other states' reporters never encounter differing professional judgment? Gift incentives, unusual advertising and remarkable behavior cross societal boundaries. Additionally, every profession has some truly questionable issues