Longtime journalist Craig Silverman recounts a season of ethical blunders, and how to avoid them in the future
Advancing Editorial Integrity in Public Media
The digital age is fundamentally transforming how journalists create news and finance their projects. Fundamental change creates new problems but also new opportunities. Amid the media revolution, it is crucial for news organizations to maintain the public trust.
In digital world “we’re all journalists now” — but what does that mean?
A legacy journalist reflects on his new role, and on the ethics of serving “micro-publics”
Polish radio journalists fired for comments — xenophobic or sexist or both?
Nat’l B’casting Council: Comments on Euro 2012 soccer match incited hatred, violated b’casting act.
Filipino bloggers urged to follow journalists’ code of ethics
Speakers at iBlog Philippine Blogging Summit urge self-regulation to avoid gov’t regulation
Media Ethics is now Media Activism
Upheavals in journalism have bequeathed to journalists a dizzying whirlpool of ethical issues that become the topics of talk shows, academic papers, and conference panels. The focus of these discussions tends to be on how …
How social media changes the function of journalism
The revolution in media has created a revolution in journalism ethics. One area where the ethical revolution is evident is a new emphasis on certain functions of journalism that have long played a secondary role …
Ward joins Canadian panel on ethics in digital media
How do organizations worldwide shape social media policies? What ethics should prevail for live-blogging/Tweeting? CJE director Stephen Ward travels to Canada for a panel on current ethical dilemmas in the digital environment.
Another successful journalism ethics conference
A look back at our 2012 conference
Fact-checking a necessary supplement to modern political reporting, panelists say
Fact-checking has emerged in the past decade as a new media phenomenon with roots in traditional journalism. In the “old days,” said Bill Adair of politifact.org, news outlets and reporters acted as filters for, political …