Aide to member of UK Parlaiment detained on espionage charges, may have new career on Russian state TV.
Sportscasters and shoe contracts
ESPN defends endorsement deals, but professor calls the contracts an ethical minefield
Alumni debate value of partisan media
Prof. Stephen Ward led a lively discussion on the democratic value of partisan media among UW alumni in Orlando on Feb. 9. Orlando alumni Andy and Barbara McEachron hosted a Bascom Hill Society Faculty Showcase …
Reporter, once held by Egyptian military, helps announce Mubarak resignation
New York Magazine Q&A with Ayman Mohyeldin, Al Jazeera English’s correspondent in Cairo
Israeli bill proposes ban on images of victims without consent
Supporters believe law will protect privacy of terror victims, strengthen media ethics
Journalist fired for comment on Mexican president’s drinking
Prominent journalist Carmen Aristegui fired from MVS radio for violating ethics code; critics point to gov’t pressure
In your face: The ethics of opinion journalism
Journalists who add their own fierce opinions to political discourse have every right to do so, writes Stephen J.A. Ward, but it’s “deliberative” commentators who serve a democracy best. In March, Sun TV News, Canada’s newest all-news …
In Your Face: The Ethics of Opinion Journalism
In March, Sun TV News, Canada’s newest all-news TV station, is scheduled to begin broadcasting amid concern it will follow Fox News – feature hosts that are fiercely partisan and opinionated.
Across the border, Americans debate the future of the Fox News model. Will it spread to CNN? Or, did MSNBC, by parting ways with partisan host Keith Olbermann, signal a return to moderate opinion journalism?
The debate is roiled by worries that extreme media destroy civility in public life, perhaps even cause violence. When a gunman shot a congresswoman and others outside a Tucson supermarket in January, some media reports blamed extreme media.
Under threat of massive protest, Mubarek stifles Internet connections
Faced with widespread anti-government unrest, Egyptian president moves to preserve stability – and to prevent social media from spurring Tunisia-like revolution
Social media — tool of revolution or repression?
An engaging article by Scott Shane in Sunday’s New York Times adds context to a flurry of articles on how social media (seemingly alone) is undermining authoritarian Arab leaders. I applaud the democratic movements and …