by eet002 | Jul 29, 2019 | Ethics in the News
The editor of independent news organization The Christian Chronicle got a scoop, 48 hours later it appeared on Foxnews.com without consistent attribution to the original source in the story. Fox said that they were justified in publishing the story as they were...
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 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 11, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Many news organizations and journalists have pledged to not name the shooter in mass shootings to try to avoid giving perpetrator notoriety. The Columbia Journalism Review has recruited four journalists to serve as public editors for The New York Times, The...
by eet002 | May 20, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Men outnumber women in U.S. newsrooms and in fact-checking positions. Nurses are rarely used as sources in health news, but make up nearly a third of all healthcare professionals. Illinois statehouse press has dwindled in recent years, but an Illinois...
