by cwelter | Nov 16, 2016 | Ethics in the News
In reference to coverage of President-elect Donald Trump, an article from the Columbia Journalism Review examined how “reporters’ personal views got in the way of their ability to hear what was happening around them.” An ethicist from Poynter discussed how...
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 | Oct 3, 2016 | Ethics in the News
Poynter discussed the ethics of removing “embarrassing archived stories” from newspaper websites after learning several publications had been contacted by readers with requests for deletion. User reports led Facebook to suspend several Palestinian...
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...
by cwelter | Jul 14, 2016 | Ethics in the News
Poynter reported on NBC’s plan to provide balanced news coverage of Rio, despite network coverage of the Olympics. The Columbia Journalism Review shared the story of a reporter on assignment for NPR arrested while reporting on protests in Baton Rouge. Poynter...
