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The press junket, the pit bull and the shifting nature of perfection

Kelly Toughill explores the ethics and editorial impact of writing about destinations that host travel writers for free. [[{“fid”:”3982″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“format”:”default”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“alt”:”Dawn patrol at the Paradisus Palma Real in Punta Cana.”,”style”:”width: 300px; height: 225px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: right;”,”class”:”media-element file-default”},”link_text”:null}]]By Kelly Toughill I spent 25 years as a journalist following very strict rules about conflict of interest.…