Radio broadcaster MVS hires journalist to be its “ethical conscience”
In the news
Bin Laden photo: To Publish or Not to Publish?
Aussie newsman: The final images of Osama bin Laden pose tricky questions for editors. How grisly is too grisly?
Pakistani official: Gov’t committed to press freedom
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous says free media essential to democracy, encourages scrutiny of govt. policies
Professor teaching underground amid new scrutiny of ethics
Popular Northwestern U journalism prof. on leave, investigation continues into tactics used by Innocence Project.
Georgian groups unite to protect journalists’ rights
New “Coalition for Media Advocacy” pushes ethics, international standards
Journalists discuss ethics, income, advertising
All Manipuri Working Journalists’ Union holds daylong ethics workshop
News stories can be evidence in espionage trial
Former NSA worker charged with leaking classified info to reporter, says stories will help his defense
Cute baby video, or invasion of privacy?
YouTube video of laughing baby goes viral – and raises ethical quandary
Nigerian senate passes FOI bill, amid controversy
Some laud new law as “clarion call” for ethics; others wary of key provisions
New ethics code for advertising?
Institute hopes marketers, agencies will follow disclosure guidelines for social media