by eet002 | Jul 22, 2019 | Ethics in the News
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...
by eet002 | Jul 15, 2019 | Ethics in the News
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...
by eet002 | Jul 8, 2019 | Ethics in the News
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...
by eet002 | Jul 1, 2019 | Ethics in the News
New Orleans newspaper The Times-Picayune was absorbed by the Advocate this week. Poynter reports on where the Times-Picayune reporters will work after the merger. Youngstown, Ohio, will lose its only daily newspaper in August. There is a growing trend of using comics...
by eet002 | Jun 25, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Six Florida newsrooms are teaming up to cover climate change which is a local story in the state as its residents are already feeling the effects of the heating planet. The Nieman Lab conducted a study to see how people evaluate the credibility of photos they see...
