Ethics in the News
What We’re Reading This Week 7/22/19
Poynter dissects ESPN's ban on politics in its programming. Last week, Gannett announced a merger with GateHouse. A group of journalists have come together to create a new "information pyramid" that focuses on reporting stories that would serve low-income...
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Poynter gives advice to journalists on how to cover natural disasters. After a series of tweets made by President Trump, news outlets struggled on whether or not to use the word "racist" to describe remarks he made to a group of U.S. Congresswomen. Trump said to the...
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In March, a rumor spread in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, that the president's wife had banned women from wearing pants or miniskirts which led to women being beaten for wearing them. Fact-checkers hope to prevent the spread of harmful misinformation like...
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Journalism Students Investigate Child Abuse Reporting
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas journalism students have spent the past eight months collecting and analyzing data on child abuse deaths as part of a national reporting project. Students interviewed lawmakers, prosecutors, police officers and others while...
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U of A Graduate Student Selected for Knight Fellowship at Stanford University
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Bryan Pollard has been selected to join the next class of John S. Knight Journalism Fellows at Stanford University. He is completing the graduate journalism program at the University of Arkanas School of Journalism and Strategic...
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Six Students Chosen to Lead Student Media in 2019-20 School Year
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Six University of Arkansas students were chosen as student media leaders to manage the student media outlets in the Office of Student Affairs for the upcoming year. Chase Reavis was selected as the new Arkansas Traveler editor. Reavis is a...
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