[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We asked several media experts to weigh in on some of the ethical dilemmas facing journalists as they report on the Trump administration. From dealing with dishonest sources to using the term “lie” to describe falsehoods, …
Practical Ethics
Transparency and boldness: Q&A with Jill Geisler
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8210″ style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] “The new year demands extraordinary newsroom management skills andstrategies as an unorthodox, media-bashing president takes office. The Trump administration will challenge norms of engagement with both the public and the …
Duty of care: Newsrooms must address psychological trauma
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As 2016 draws to a close, organizations like the Committee to Protect Journalists are preparing their final tallies of the number of journalists killed over the past year. The CPJ has provided systematic data on …
Superficial “connections” in VR journalism
Superficial “connections” in VR journalism
How to teach the ethics of using eyewitness video
When journalism students visit our offices at WITNESS to learn about video and human rights advocacy, the most common questions we hear are on the ethics of using eyewitness footage: How do you verify a …
How Gannett used engaged ethics to help kids in crisis
I still remember the feeling I had when I read the first lines of the story. “The mics are off and the lenses capped,” reporter Rory Linnane wrote. “We’re wrapping up the interview, getting ready …