U.S. authorities used an affidavit as legal means to search a journalist’s private emails after he published classified national defense information. The U.S. state department official who gave the information to the journalist will likely …
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Do data robots need their own set of ethics?
Google recently acquired DeepMind for $400 million and will incorporate the London-based artificial intelligence startup’s team and software into Google’s search team, now known as the “Knowledge” group. This is an especially vital development for …
Gargantuan heels and face planets: Portraying women of power in media
At first glance, this month’s TIME cover featuring a woman’s leg in a pantsuit may appear like a just another generic cover photo. However, a more careful look at the royal blue, pantsuit-clad back leg …
Learning from Grantland’s Dr. V story: When reporting for a niche loses context in the grips of a network effect
Much has already been written about the ethical questions raised in the wake of Grantland’s January 15th story by Caleb Hannan entitled Dr. V’s Magical Putter. The article itself has been updated to include a letter …
Testing school security, KSDK-TV reporter triggers lockdown
It may be a case of the end justifying the means. If so, which end matters more: Exposure of a significant security flaw at a local high school, or the stress and expense brought on …
Sorry, but making a few edits to a copyrighted photograph doesn’t give you the right to claim the image as your own.
Editing and filtering images has never been easier. Even those that find Photoshop too much of a challenge can dabble with image editing using simple tools built into apps like iPhoto and Instagram. But …
2013: The year of the Internet hoax?
Sometimes you just want to believe. And sometimes you can’t help but believe. Maybe it’s the kid inside all of us. Maybe it’s the skill of a person who produced reality TV and knows …
Report first, ask questions later: The trouble with viral stories
“It has to be true. I read it on the Internet.” How many times have you heard someone say that, or said it yourself? Most always, this phrase is used in jest as a satirical …
Journalism Educators Call for CBS News to Correct their Correction of the 60 Minutes Benghazi Story
Amidst the corrections, critiques and internal investigations, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) called upon CBS News to rethink the way the network is handling key aspects of the correction. AEJMC …
The search for sensitive coverage of the tragedy of suicide: An Australian story
One of the toughest situations a journalist can face is reporting on tragic events, especially the delicate matter of suicide. In this article, professor and longtime Australian journalist Leo Bowman tells the story of one newspaper’s unique campaign to start an open conversation about the complex issue of mental health.