Journalists assert need for a formalized code of ethics to countervail “state of anarchy”
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Israel’s MediaWatch: Can public pressure force Ynet to re-evaluate its professional standards?
Student paper at Penn State prematurely tweeted news of Joe Paterno’s death and took a hit
Editorial: A lesson for students learning to navigate social media without compromising professional standards
Italian media: bloggers reveal false footage of shipwreck broadcast by certified journalists.
Italian bloggers leverage incident by asking Nat’l Order of Journalists to ease restrictions on entering profession
Bahrain Journalists Association launches new code of ethics
IFJ president says, “Ethics we believe are not marginal to the future of journalism; they are key to its survival.”
Why Training Citizen Journalists Is So Important After the Arab Spring
In the wake of widespread revolution, photojournalist asks: “Who are the media watchdogs for a form of journalism rooted in unedited immediacy?”
Prosecutors: Media didn’t violate law by naming suspect before hearing
Reports identified alleged killer before he was charged; SA Supreme Court has ruled similar disclosure “in the public interest.”
Ethical reporting on rape? Struggles in Indonesia
Alliance of Indonesian Journalists monitors coverage of rape cases, finds careless reporting, publication of victim identities.
Blog: Chinese TV exec says journalists should be mouthpieces for government
After head of China’s largest TV network warns journalists to heed govt. wishes, social media light up in protest
After June 2010 ethnic violence, freedom for minority press still in jeopardy
Court sentences Uzbek media owners to prison for spurring mass killings; CPJ doubts charges