As chief of strategy for Al Jazeera in the Americas, Tony Burman holds a unique perspective on partisanship in American media. He delivered a riveting keynote speech at CJE’s 2011 conference, taking broadcast media to task for being an echo chamber for conflict and division.
Month: May 2011
Journalist describes media alliance with military
Media’s role in coups under spotlight as veteran journalist makes confessions
Media grapple with ethics of Schwarzenegger coverage
When a child is involved, coverage of celebrity scandals gets complicated
Mexican Media Conglomerate Names Public Ombudsman
Radio broadcaster MVS hires journalist to be its “ethical conscience”
Assessing media partisanship at CJE’s third conference
The Center’s third conference on April 15 was timely and thought-provoking. We are so grateful to our sponsors for making the gathering possible, and to our excellent panelists and moderators for taking time out of their schedules. Video of the sessions is available now
Bin Laden photo: To Publish or Not to Publish?
Aussie newsman: The final images of Osama bin Laden pose tricky questions for editors. How grisly is too grisly?
Pakistani official: Gov’t committed to press freedom
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous says free media essential to democracy, encourages scrutiny of govt. policies
Professor teaching underground amid new scrutiny of ethics
Popular Northwestern U journalism prof. on leave, investigation continues into tactics used by Innocence Project.