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.
News
Balancing truth and trauma, media ethics in school shooting coverage continue to evolve
Firearm violence across the U.S. remains on the rise, and journalists continue to face ethical challenges reporting on the issue.
“Journalism is a flame”: Russian journalist Elena Kostyuchenko navigates attacks on press freedom, reporting from exile
Kostyuchenko went into exile in 2022, and has become part of a network of Russian journalists reporting from outside their home country. We spoke with Kostyuchenko about her book, press freedom and the challenges of reporting from exile.
Reporting on Arabic in English? Translate and contextualize.
In the aftermath of the violent Hamas raid of October 7, 2023, the role of translated – and mistranslated – Arabic in weaving and buttressing journalistic narratives has come to the fore.
Citizen journalism can expand news coverage and fill gaps in perspective
Professionals have both a responsibility and a self-interest to engage with the “people formerly known as the audience" and to help them do a better job of identifying and disseminating actual news.