The CJE, through its director, is helping Guatemalan journalists improve their news media system. The director travelled to Guatemala in July to meet with urban and rural journalists, and with journalism educators. The journalists and educators are discussing media reform with local civic groups such as Centro Civitas.
Year: 2012
Federal court: Political operatives aren’t entitled journalist’s privilege
Political website author fined by Maine ethics commission; court upholds.
South African press code strengthened
Press Council adds 3 appendices to promote ethical journalism
Re-thinking why we believe in free expression
For the past two weeks or more, a fierce debate has raged about the publishing of the offensive video and French magazine cartoons about Mohammed. Predictably, the debate has been structured around two positions – a strong call for free expression (offensive or not) versus calls for protection against offensive material.
American journalism’s “summer of sin”
Longtime journalist Craig Silverman recounts a season of ethical blunders, and how to avoid them in the future
Advancing Editorial Integrity in Public Media
The digital age is fundamentally transforming how journalists create news and finance their projects. Fundamental change creates new problems but also new opportunities. Amid the media revolution, it is crucial for news organizations to maintain the public trust.
In digital world “we’re all journalists now” — but what does that mean?
A legacy journalist reflects on his new role, and on the ethics of serving “micro-publics”
Polish radio journalists fired for comments — xenophobic or sexist or both?
Nat’l B’casting Council: Comments on Euro 2012 soccer match incited hatred, violated b’casting act.
Filipino bloggers urged to follow journalists’ code of ethics
Speakers at iBlog Philippine Blogging Summit urge self-regulation to avoid gov’t regulation
Media Ethics is now Media Activism
Upheavals in journalism have bequeathed to journalists a dizzying whirlpool of ethical issues that become the topics of talk shows, academic papers, and conference panels. The focus of these discussions tends to be on how …