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 Ninette Sosa | Sep 5, 2017 | Ethics in the News
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Beginning Wednesday (Sept. 6) new DACA applications will not be accepted. President Donald Trump has ended the program, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday (Sept. 5) morning. No questions were taken after Sessions made the...
by cwelter | Feb 22, 2017 | Ethics in the News
The New York Times Public Editor Liz Spayd discussed the advantages and disadvantages of using anonymous sources, particularly in relation to political reporting. An article from the New York Times discussed how the rising use of technology for reporting has begun to...
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...