After UK nurse’s suicide, questions about radio DJs’ speech rights, social media role
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In wake a Leveson inquiry, a call for better training
Guardian readers’ editor: young journalists need more grounding in practical ethics
High-profile gossip & anonymous sources
Journalism prof takes Boston Globe to task for anonymous quotes in Petraeus scandal
Both Wisc. senatorial candidates keep election-night reins on journalists
Reporters object to being kept in “press pens;” others concur the trend is bad for the democratic process
Longtime journalist Prithvis Chakravarti dies
Reporter since WWII, seen as champion of journalism ethics and witness to an era
Hugh Grant documentary to air over MOP objection
UK station says film about Leveson inquiry into phone-hacking scandal complies with impartiality rules
New York Times suspends freelancer for Twitter insult
One writer’s Twitter criticism of another leads to suspension, change in NYT social media policy.
Media ethics among workshops set for Bhutan journalists
Bhutan Media Foundation to hold ten training courses in Oct & Nov; annual conference and media award also scheduled
Journalist files ethics complaint against Hawaii County clerk
Among the complaints: Clerk plays favorites with journalists, granting access only to friendly reporters
Federal court: Political operatives aren’t entitled journalist’s privilege
Political website author fined by Maine ethics commission; court upholds.