by eet002 | Aug 7, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Monday, the Knight Foundation and the Maynard Institute announced a $1.2 million donation to help newsrooms diversify their staffs. The New York Times received criticism over a headline that read, “TRUMP URGES UNITY VS. RACISM.” The story covered...
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 22, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Poynter dissects ESPN’s ban on politics in its programming. Last week, Gannett announced a merger with GateHouse. A group of journalists have come together to create a new “information pyramid” that focuses on reporting stories that would serve...
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 8, 2019 | Ethics in the News
In March, a rumor spread in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, that the president’s wife had banned women from wearing pants or miniskirts which led to women being beaten for wearing them. Fact-checkers hope to prevent the spread of harmful misinformation...
