As you probably know by now, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted out a photo of New York Giants’ defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul medical records, indicating he’s had his right index finger amputated.
This predictably created a controversy in the ethics of journalism. Does ESPN have the legal right to post such an image? A moral one?
Legally, they’re likely in the clear, as this NJ.com article points out, with supporting tweets from sports lawyer Michael McCann. Assuming a separate third party gave them that information, and it didn’t come from ESPN themselves, Schefter and the network are safe.