Greg Lindsay wrote a really great piece today about why journalists shouldn't use their friends and families is stories.
He really hit the nail on the head on this one. It also tangentially applies to why you shouldn't write about your friends. People always ask me why I don't review their books when they come out or write profiles about them when they publish something. (This is assuming that what they have produced has even a modicum of quality to it.)
It's just bad form, lazy journalism and shows questionable ethics. I realize the world is run on favors, but when it comes to my job, I'd rather not be known as a glad-hander.
