The Post replaces ombudsman position, around since 1970, with “reader representative”
Year: 2013
Website publishes hacked emails of former president George W. Bush
The ethics of publishing private correspondence: “Media ethics aren’t just for the media anymore.”
Join us Friday April 5 for our 5th annual ethics conference: “Who is Shaping the News?”
Save the date! Our 5th journalism ethics conference will be Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery in Madison, Wisconsin. It will be our biggest conference yet. This year, a distinguished and dynamic group of journalists and scholars will explore “Who is Shaping the News? Academics, Corporations, Critics.”
Award-winning investigative reporter Lowell Bergman will deliver our keynote speech, and we will present this year’s Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Panelists include CBC producer Ira Basen, CNBC senior correspondent Scott Cohn, CJE’s Katy Culver, Andy Hall of WisconsinWatch, media scholar Lew Friedland, Lorie Hearn of Investigative Newssource, investigative journalist Brant Houston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jan Schaffer, journalist and scholar Lee Wilkins,
Prof. Ward edits new book on global ethics
On March 18, Wiley-Blackwell will release “the first full-length, truly global textbook on media ethics,” edited by Stephen J.A. Ward. Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives brings together scholars from diverse backgrounds and cultures, who offer real-world insight into the unique challenge of fostering responsible journalism in a changing media world.
Forum in Libya deliberates media ethics
After revolution that ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, forum works to create very first “Code of Ethics for Journalists in the Maghreb Region”
Pakistan press council partners with NGO on women’s rights
Press Council of Pakistan & Women’s Empowerment Group join forces to promote media ethics on human rights, particularly women rights
Thought-provoking roundup of journalism ethics news
“Paywalls, Profits And Pageview Journalism” — Here’s one of many reflections on j-ethics in 2012