What We’re Reading This Week 2/10/20

Journalists carefully word stories on sensitive subjects. Poynter Institute has Sarah Welliver’s guidelines for reporting on child abuse.   Misconceptions about his life have become the topic of a Muslim reporter’s stories.   Coronavirus...

What We’re Reading This Week 11/04/19

BuzzFeed and CNN come out on top in the FOIA bout with the U.S. government.     A new study uncovers how Americans perceive local news. The study delves into which is trusted more, local or national news.   poynter.orgNews organizations issue apologies...

Stories We’re Following 4/25/2018

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —  A conflict of interest? Poynter explores an ethics issue with a print editor and his pro-gun stance. Read the full story here. Facebook recently shared its method of gauging how the social media site will decide which type of speech to...

Stories We’re Following 3/27/17

Benny Johnson, a reporter with the Independent Journalism Review, was accused of plagiarism by fellow staffers in 2015, just one year after being fired from Buzzfeed for 41 instances of plagiarism, Poynter reported. Additionally, Poynter reported, “Johnson,...

7 Ethics Stories We’re Following

Authorities in Nice urged people to be responsible with social media in the wake of a terrorist attack. Poynter referred back to On The Media’s Breaking News Handbook as a reminder of good practices for journalists reporting on terrorism. BuzzFeed has created a...