Four female leaders in sports journalism recently participated in a panel hosted by Northwestern University to give advice to female students interested in pursuing the field, and placed major importance on the focus of the …
Presentation of news or projection of a narrative: Hard to tell in the case of Michelle Obama and the headscarf
Recent media coverage that claimed the First Lady caused uproar in Saudi Arabia is being called misleading and racist by several media organizations. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama took a trip to …
Virtual Journalism: Immersive Approaches Pose New Questions
t’s 1955. On CBS, a deep-voiced announcer backs a jittery reel of black-and-white stills. “October 8, 1871,” he intones with high drama. “The Chicago Fire.” And then the hook: “You. Are. There.” The CBS News …
Ethics of ABC News Anchor’s Hosting of Partisan Event In Question
The chief White House correspondent from one of the largest news organizations in the country recently came under fire from a left-leaning media watch organization for his involvement in an event hosted by a right-leaning organization. …
BuzzFeed seeks to shape, improve ethical standards for new media
Last week, BuzzFeed released a statement publicizing the ethical standards they expect for their reporting and storytelling as a new media outlet. Characterizing the announcement as a “first attempt” at outlining their objectives of “merging the best of …
2014: The Year of Personalized Journalism Ethics
2014 brought us the year of My Journalism Ethics. It was the year that “personalizing” journalism ethics went mainstream. Big time. Major journalism associations, from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) to the Online News …
A Magical Putter and the Year in Media Ethics
I knew 2014 would be a notable year in media ethics at about the two-week mark. I remember it vividly. In mid-January, the sports website Grantland ran a stunning piece called “Dr. V’s Magical Putter” — …
Retracted Rolling Stone sexual assault story fallout is about more than just poor fact checking
By Dave Wilcox The journalistic failures of Rolling Stone, both ethically and practically, in their reporting of a horrific sexual assault on the campus of the University of Virginia offers a stark example of how wrong things …
More reporting needed on subject of local journalists dying in Iraq and Syria
The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been a major focus of US news outlets’ foreign correspondence over the past several months. Starting with the involvement of ISIL’s forays …
Comedian Daniel Tosh calls out ESPN for plagiarism… with a bit of his own
ESPN recently faced scrutiny for what appears to be a direct lift of a segment from a comedian’s show on Comedy Central. ESPN recently began airing a new segment, titled “Awesome Video Segment,” and the very first …