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Three duties in a time of Trump

Posted on December 5, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the turmoil of a Trump election victory, and the dawn of a robust right-wing American government, it is time to do journalism ethics with utmost seriousness. Journalism ethics is not a set of formal …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, Features, News, PoliticsTagged ethics, journalism, journalism ethics, journalists, political journalism trump, Politics, trump, trump journalism

Superficial “connections” in VR journalism

Posted on October 20, 2016

Superficial “connections” in VR journalism

Posted in Featured News, Features, Global, Practical EthicsTagged ethics, journalism, virtual reality, virtual reality media

Should moderators fact-check the presidential debates? Yes, in moderation

Posted on October 9, 2016

If there is one thing we’ve learned from years of judging at intercollegiate debate tournaments across the country, it is that the best decisions are made when both sides are held to the highest standards …

Posted in Fact Checking, Featured News, Features, PoliticsTagged debate, debate moderators, election, ethics, fact check, journalism, journalists, presidential debate

How to teach the ethics of using eyewitness video

Posted on October 4, 2016

When journalism students visit our offices at WITNESS to learn about video and human rights advocacy, the most common questions we hear are on the ethics of using eyewitness footage: How do you verify a …

Posted in Featured News, Features, Practical EthicsTagged educationshift, eyewitness video, graphic video, journalism, journalism ethics, law and ethics, media ethics, news ethics, reporting, viral video

Disrupting journalism ethics: Going ‘radical’

Posted on October 3, 2016

To speak of journalism ethics today is to speak in the future and normative tense. What should journalism ethics look like, in the not too distant future, if it is to be an adequate guide …

Posted in Featured News, Features, UncategorizedTagged ethics, journalism, Stephen Ward

How Gannett used engaged ethics to help kids in crisis

Posted on August 15, 2016

I still remember the feeling I had when I read the first lines of the story. “The mics are off and the lenses capped,” reporter Rory Linnane wrote. “We’re wrapping up the interview, getting ready …

Posted in Featured News, Features, Practical EthicsTagged community journalism, educationshift, engagement, ethics, gannett, journalism, kids in crisis

Education and race panel addresses timely ethical issues

Posted on May 2, 2016

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a writer for New York Times Magazine, said it is ethically imperative that re-segregation of America schools should be on the radar of every education reporter in America. “The ethical implication is an …

Posted in Conference, Featured NewsTagged #therealuw, education, ethics, journalism, lisa gartner, Nikole Hannah-Jones, race and ethnicity, segregation schools

Newsroom diversification not silver-bullet solution

Posted on April 14, 2016

While diversifying the newsroom, or hiring more journalists of color, is a frequently suggested remedy and a positive first step to better coverage of race and ethnicity issues by mainstream journalists, Sue Robinson said it …

Posted in Conference, Featured News, ReflectionsTagged ethics, ethncity, jouranlist of color, journalism, newsroom, newsroom diversity, race

Less mainstream media privilege benefits race justice in crime reporting

Posted on April 12, 2016

The way people sound when they speak, chatter, and laugh may lead to discrimination, police investigation. Jennifer Stoever, a media and literature scholar at Binghamton University, called this phenomenon “sonic color-line” in a recent book. …

Posted in Feature articles, Featured News, ReflectionsTagged crime and justice, ethics, ethnicity, journalism, judge, law, police, race, voice

Nikole Hannah-Jones to address conference

Posted on March 28, 2016

Award-winning New York Times Magazine journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will deliver the keynote address to open the 2016 Center for Journalism Ethics conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 29. This year’s conference focuses on …

Posted in Conference, Featured NewsTagged 2016, conference, crime, education, ethics, ethnicity, journalism, justice, Nikole Hannah-Jones, race
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