by eet002 | Jun 3, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Large areas around the nation lack access to local broadcast news, called orphan counties. Columbia Journalism Review’s Corey Hutchins chronicles the story of La Plata County, Colorado, and their plea to the FCC to try to get local news. Due to Neilson-drawn...
by bzalvare | Apr 19, 2019 | Ethics in the News
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Paula Kerger, the president and CEO of PBS, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about the state of public media as President Trump is trying to cut its federal funding. Click here to listen to the podcast. Follow this link to read...
by bzalvare | Mar 15, 2019 | Ethics in the News
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Journalist Protection Act was reintroduced by Democratic lawmakers. Read here what prompted the bill to make a reappearance. Reporters facing defamation claims could be ordered to identify their sources in court. Find out here what...
by bzalvare | Jan 18, 2019 | Ethics in the News
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — False copies of The Washington Post were distributed.The Yes Men activist group pulled this satirical stunt. Read here how the “paper” made it into the publics hands. Sinclair fired a news reporter after she was...
by rmccargo | Apr 25, 2018 | Ethics in the News
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...