iMediaEthics, online nonprofit media watchdog, announces project PollCheck
Year: 2012
The emotions of democratic journalism
Often, when I speak to audiences about impartial, objective journalism, my listeners are skeptical about the very idea. Some say that everyone has biases so objectivity is a myth. Others voice another complaint: An impartial …
Opinion: Haitian journalists turn a blind eye to professional conflicts of interest
Knight International Journalism Fellowship reports on ethics training in Haitian newsrooms
Documentary filmmaker turns lens on credibility of Syrian citizen journalists
Are ethical breaches like special effects merited if they “reflected the greater truth on the ground and helped draw world attention?”
President of Tanzania addresses state of local media ethics
Jakaya Kikwete speaks of truth telling, relevancy, and advancing national interests as core values of journalism
Pakistan: Inaugural journalism awards honor peace-building narratives
The AGAHI Awards recognize media ethics to promote coverage that offsets extremist ideologies
French president to Al Jazeera: Don’t broadcast video of Toulouse shootings
Qatar-based network received edited video of rampage in France; execs will decide whether to air
When is it OK to post personal emails of powerful people?
UK’s Guardian obtains 3000 emails from Syrian ruler & family: read the paper’s logic regarding publication
Debate surrounds NYTimes’s David Carr and the Curator’s code of ethics
Proposed guidelines for aggregation and blogging: a good idea or the “blog police”?
Q & A with Nepali journalist Kishore Nepal on the state of local media
Looking back on 40-year career, Nepal concerned about growing influence of commerce & politics.