An article from Poynter discussed whether or not journalists should participate in protests, calling for “U.S. news organizations to take a fresh look at their codes of ethics and provide clear and updated guidance to their journalists.”
Six journalists were arrested and charged with felony rioting in D.C. inauguration protests, the Columbia Journalism Review reported. “Assuming the facts are as they seem–the journalists were simply covering the protest and got caught in a street sweep–the charges should be dismissed,” said Jonathan Peters, Columbia Journalism Review’s press freedom correspondent.
The public editor with the New York Times analyzed the publication’s coverage of the federal investigation into Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian officials.
An article published by MediaShift called for national news organizations to partner with local news organizations to provide better coverage of small, rural communities, which were said to have lacked coverage during the 2016 Presidential Election. The article said, “Editors who are committed to telling more diverse stories about American communities across should partner with talented journalists on the ground who know the history, culture and context of the places they work.”