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Student Commentary: On Race, Class and Privilege In The News Industry
In this article, UW journalism student Christian Beltz challenges a New York Times writer on the ethics of reporting complex urban stories.
Thanks to all for an excellent conference!
Many thanks to our wonderful panelists, speakers, and sponsors for enabling this thought-provoking conference on journalism ethics. Once again, we hope we have advanced the conversation
Join us Friday April 5 for our 5th annual ethics conference: “Who is Shaping the News?”
Save the date! Our 5th journalism ethics conference will be Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery in Madison, Wisconsin. It will be our biggest conference yet. This year, a distinguished and dynamic group of journalists and scholars will explore “Who is Shaping the News? Academics, Corporations, Critics.”
Award-winning investigative reporter Lowell Bergman will deliver our keynote speech, and we will present this year’s Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Panelists include CBC producer Ira Basen, CNBC senior correspondent Scott Cohn, CJE’s Katy Culver, Andy Hall of WisconsinWatch, media scholar Lew Friedland, Lorie Hearn of Investigative Newssource, investigative journalist Brant Houston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jan Schaffer, journalist and scholar Lee Wilkins,
Prof. Ward edits new book on global ethics
On March 18, Wiley-Blackwell will release “the first full-length, truly global textbook on media ethics,” edited by Stephen J.A. Ward. Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives brings together scholars from diverse backgrounds and cultures, who offer real-world insight into the unique challenge of fostering responsible journalism in a changing media world.
Breaking Down the Wall
Once upon a time, running a newspaper was a fairly simple proposition.
I’m not talking about those golden days before the Web destroyed newspapers’ carefully crafted business model, although in retrospect, those decades of double-digit profit margins and a near monopoly of news in local markets do seem pretty sweet.
Reporters criticized for interviewing children after school tragedy
Stephen Ward: Breaking news no excuse for abandoning the ethical principle of minimizing harm
Friday, April 5 – save the date for our 2013 conference!
The center will hold its 5th annual journalism ethics conference on Friday, April 5, 2013 on the UW-Madison campus. This year we’ll take an in-depth look at “Who is Shaping the News?” Our keynote speaker will …
After September 11 . . . 1973: Chilean Journalism at the Crossroads
On the morning of September 11, 1973, as the jet fighters completed their bombing runs, a column of thick black smoke rose from “La Moneda,” Chile’s presidential palace. Tanks and infantry closed in on the rubble-strewn building in preparation for the final assault. The attackers were Chilean military personnel lead by General Augusto Pinochet,
The Ethical Character of Public Broadcasting
The presidential election campaign has stirred debate over the role of government, including taxpayer support for public service media. Much coverage has focused on possible cuts to shows like Sesame Street, and its iconic Big Bird. Long-time public broadcaster and executive Bryon Knight reminds us that funding for public media buys us more than Big Bird. It supports a locally based system of public service that is accountable not to advertisers and shareholders. It supports a service accountable to all citizens.