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 25, 2019 | Ethics in the News
Six Florida newsrooms are teaming up to cover climate change which is a local story in the state as its residents are already feeling the effects of the heating planet. The Nieman Lab conducted a study to see how people evaluate the credibility of photos they see...
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 | 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 eet002 | May 28, 2019 | Ethics in the News, Uncategorized
According to the National Alliance for Mental Illness, one in five adults experiences a mental illness. This means it is very likely that a reporter will interview sources living with mental illness. Poynter gives insight on how reporters should handle the topic in a...