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  2. Year: 2018
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Month: February 2018

Why we need “feminist” human rights journalism

Posted on February 22, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: Lindsay Palmer led Cultures in Conflict: Navigating Cultural Difference in International Human Rights Reporting conference Feb. 9 and 10, which was co-sponsored by the Center for Journalism Ethics. Information about the conference is …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, Uncategorized

Solutions to low media trust not clear

Posted on February 18, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One of the researchers of a study that finds Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have far more negative attitudes toward the press than Democrats and Trump opponents, doubts that incremental changes in news …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, Uncategorized

Local markets are adopting drones, and facing ethical issues

Posted on February 16, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Drones aren’t just for large newsrooms.   Brittany Schmidt, journalist and reporter for WBAY-TV in Green Bay, said drones are especially important for small and mid-size news markets. “Instead of talking about the remodeling of …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, Uncategorized

Keeping journalists safe abroad is about ethics

Posted on February 12, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLa8dp-Jh5s”][vc_column_text]Too many young journalists go into high-risk areas without proper safety training, without identifying mentors and without a true plan of what they’re going to do when they arrive, said Bruce Shapiro, director of …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, Uncategorized

Reporting on Nassar: It takes a toll

Posted on February 8, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Read Part 2: Gould’s advice to other journalism instructors, “Teaching students to cover stories that hit close to home.”     It takes a toll.   At first, you try to ignore it.   …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, Uncategorized

Teaching students to cover the stories that hit close to home

Posted on February 8, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text] Editor’s note: This compilation of teaching tips is a companion piece to the author’s essay on what it was like to teach student journalists to cover events that affected the campus community deeply. Read …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, Uncategorized

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