The ethical challenge comes back with a vengeance

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Lads mag 'Front'

So I decided not to pitch to that lifestyle mag with the porn bound in that approached me. Ethical problem solved by erring on the side of the angels, I reckon. But it seems that's not enough for those ethics testers in the sky. Because today I hear a rumour that Remnant Media, publisher of Asian Babes and other “gentlemen's magazines”, might be cruising after Highbury because of its ownership of FrontLoaded for those who can't reach that “illustrious” mag because they've stunted their growth.

I refused to pitch articles to Evil.

Then Evil came after me and begged me to pitch.

Now, Evil is going to buy someone I already work for and dare me to stop working for them out of principle.

Can I pass this challenge? I hope so. I'm hoping even more that Dennis or EMAP buy Highbury's magazines, though. I can't really be all that ethical if I already work for Front's publisher, now can I?

PS Apologies for the illo, but that was the cleanest one I could find...

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