by wak002 | Aug 17, 2020 | Ethics in the News
Election 2020: Voters Are Highly Engaged, but Nearly Half Expect To Have Difficulties Voting People are using Facebook and Instagram as search engines. During a pandemic, that’s dangerous. 3 reasons health care journalists should interview nurses more than they do Why...
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 cwelter | May 2, 2017 | Ethics in the News
Facebook hired former New York Times staffer Alex Hardiman in a new position called head of news products. According to Recode, “Hardiman will work with publishers to create news features, and also try to stop the proliferation of false news on the...
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 | Sep 9, 2016 | Ethics in the News
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune removed a column written by an employee which criticized a TV journalist for wearing skinny jeans during her report, Poynter reported. The Washington Post reminded employees of their Standards & Ethics policies on political activism...