by cwelter | Oct 20, 2016 | Ethics in the News
Journalists have donated money to both the Clinton and Trump campaigns, while the ethical codes at some news outlets prohibit employees from making donations to political organizations or campaigns, the Columbia Journalism Review reported. Poynter published an article...
by cwelter | Sep 15, 2016 | Ethics in the News
Following a leak of medical records of three U.S. Olympians, an ethicist with Poynter wrote about how journalists should use the information. New research from Gallup shows America’s trust in the media is the lowest it’s ever been in Gallup’s polling...
by cwelter | Sep 9, 2016 | Ethics in the News
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune removed a column written by an employee which criticized a TV journalist for wearing skinny jeans during her report, Poynter reported. The Washington Post reminded employees of their Standards & Ethics policies on political activism...
by cwelter | Aug 5, 2016 | Ethics in the News
Poynter wrote an article outlining four tips to avoid plagiarism. The Columbia Journalism Review looked at how journalists covering Trump are facing many of the same ethical questions Murrow faced. On the Media discussed the realities of immigration with a Princeton...