UW Center for Journalism Ethics
We encourage the highest standards in journalism by fostering vigorous debate, providing resources to journalists
and news consumers, and honoring the best in ethical journalistic practice.
Events
JOURNALISM ETHICS IN A FRACTURING WORLD
Friday, September 26, 9:00-2:30 pm; Discovery Building, UW–Madison campus
Join the UW–Madison Center for Journalism Ethics for our 16th annual journalism ethics conference at the Discovery Building on the UW–Madison campus.
“Journalism Ethics in a Fracturing World” will bring together news media professionals, innovators, academics, advocates, students and the public to address the ethical dimensions of a media environment characterized by fragmentation, increasing authoritarianism and disappearing and unreliable data.
Participants include nationally renowned experts such as Keith Woods (formerly of NPR) and Kara Swisher (VOX Media).
News
“Journalism Ethics in a Fracturing World” to take place Sept. 26, 2025
“Journalism Ethics in a Fracturing World” will bring together news media professionals, innovators, academics, advocates, students and the public to address the ethical dimensions of a media environment characterized by fragmentation, increasing authoritarianism and disappearing and unreliable data. Participants include nationally renowned experts such as Keith Woods (formerly of NPR), Kara Swisher (VOX Media) and Jessica Yellin (News Not Noise).
Building trust and finding solutions: A Q&A with mental health reporter Hannah Furfaro
Hannah Furfaro's work elevates the voices at the center of public health issues through thoughtful, ethical reporting. She was awarded the 2025 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics for her project, “High Risk: Youth and addiction in Washington state,” where she brought to light the barriers preventing young people from accessing treatment for opioid addiction in Washington.
Reporting uncertainty: Business journalism in a Trump-era economy
News articles and analysis about the economy can help clarify, but the current economic unpredictability prompts some ethical questions for journalists: What happens when journalists don’t have answers about the economy? How can journalists say “I don’t know” in a way that doesn’t frustrate readers? How can journalists toe the line between making logical statements about the economy and making predictions that may not turn out to be true?
“Words have power”: Author and editor Karen Yin discusses importance of inclusive language in new book “The Conscious Style Guide”
In 2024, Karen Yin, editor, author and creator of the website ConsciousStyleGuide.com, wrote “The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers” to help writers place inclusive language at the heart of their communication. It’s work that Yin believes is “more important than ever.”