Reporting on Justin Gillis’s keynote address at the 2018 “Division, Denial & Journalism Ethics” conference at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In recent years, Justin Gillis, former lead writer on climate science at The New York …
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Recap: Truth, Trust and the Future of Journalism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Truth, Trust and the Future of Journalism brought together more than 200 journalists, scholars, advocates and community members to discuss how we have gotten to historically low levels of trust in news media and how we …
AP team accepts Shadid award
The enslaved men interviewed wanted so badly to let their families know they were alive that they wanted reporters to use their names and faces. But, the reporters knew their sources could be killed for …
Education and race panel addresses timely ethical issues
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a writer for New York Times Magazine, said it is ethically imperative that re-segregation of America schools should be on the radar of every education reporter in America. “The ethical implication is an …
Join us for live web streaming during the conference
To find the live stream, choose the current panel from the schedule below. 8:50 Opening remarks 9 Keynote address (not available for live streaming) Nikole Hannah-Jones New York Times Magazine 10 Panel — Representing Race: Language, …
Newsroom diversification not silver-bullet solution
While diversifying the newsroom, or hiring more journalists of color, is a frequently suggested remedy and a positive first step to better coverage of race and ethnicity issues by mainstream journalists, Sue Robinson said it …
Conversations on representation can benefit, learn from self-representation
Patty Loew, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, said discussion about how journalism can better represent communities of color often leaves out those who are already using media forms to self-represent. “Mainstream media doesn’t always stop to …
Nikole Hannah-Jones to address conference
Award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the keynote address to open the 2016 Center for Journalism Ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 29. This year’s conference focuses on …
Associated Press named winner of 2016 Anthony Shadid Award
The Associated Press has won the 2016 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics for reporting that resulted in the freeing of 2,000 slave laborers used by the fishing industry in Southeast Asia. The award will …
Conference tomorrow: Find schedule here
Online registration for the conference is now closed. But, we will accept registration at the door. The registration desk will be near the doors of the Varsity Rooms of Union South’s second floor. The conference …