Examining the State of Journalism

Examining the State of Journalism

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Students in Professor Raymond McCaffrey’s Spring 2020 Ethics in Journalism class at the University of Arkansas met for the last time together in Kimpel Hall on March 12. As they followed instructions about plans to cease face-to-face meetings...
Online Poll Results 04/23/20

Online Poll Results 04/23/20

For today’s poll, on polleverywhere.com, we will shift back to looking at the business side of journalism during the global pandemic. For the purposes of this poll, I would like to hear about whatever job search you have been conducting: in journalism,...

What We’re Reading This Week 04/27/20

University of Arkansas alum Jon Scheuss is among those discussing ways to help the media industry in this Columbia Journalism Review story.   Report for America is sending a diverse group of journalists to newsrooms around the U.S. and Puerto Rico.   Older...
Ethical Standards in Reporting Good News

Ethical Standards in Reporting Good News

(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Virtual Lecture from Professor McCaffrey: April 21, 2020 Looking for some good news? Sometimes reporters are asked by sources if the story that they are working on is going to be a positive or negative one. A polite answer might be that...