More than 160 people attended the Center for Journalism Ethics conference on April 26, 2019, with an additional 435 views occurring via livestream. Focused on “What #MeToo Means for Gender, Power & Ethical …
Be accountable, be transparent – with your data too; A Q&A with Rodrigo Zamith
Journalists incorporate data into their reporting for good reason: numbers tell us important, odd and interesting things about ourselves. Hidden within raw data are insights about our patterns, problems and trends, such as the …
Avoiding the horse race: a resource guide for ethical election coverage
By Isaac Alter The 2020 presidential primary will not officially begin for another ten months. And yet campaigning, and media coverage about that campaigning, are already well underway. A large field of Democratic candidates …
When news orgs turn to stock imagery: An ethics Q & A with Mark E. Johnson
As the practices of journalism continue to become more digitally oriented, they’re also becoming more visual. Metrics for more than the last two decades have shown that having a visual attached to a story, …
“Perversion of Justice” wins 2019 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics
“Perversion of Justice” by Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot of the Miami Herald has won the 2019 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics from the Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. …
Changing the conversation, one word at a time: how professional organizations are pushing for changes in the AP Stylebook – and beyond
It started with a single word: Boy. At a protest following the in-custody death of Freddie Gray, a black woman had been caught on video hitting and berating her teenage son for participating in the …
Changes in HR: What #MeToo means for news organizations
In October 2017 the New York Times published a story detailing decades of alleged abuse by film executive Harvey Weinstein. The story marked a watershed, resulting in new stories of sexual harassment and workplace …
Should journalists be transparent about their religion?
In her years as a religion reporter, Cathy Grossman has traveled from Texas to Vatican City and covered nearly every religious group imaginable. But amid her thousands of interviews, she’s had a strict policy of never …
New funding models mean new ethical challenges for media companies
It’s no secret that in recent decades the financial woes of traditional newspapers have continued to get worse. It’s also no secret that Americans’ trust in the news media has dropped over the past decade. …
Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink: a guide to confidential sources
By Steven Potter Two trains of thought prevail when it comes to using confidential sources. Some see them as a necessary journalistic tool — to be used sparingly — when a story wouldn’t materialize without …