UW Center for Journalism Ethics
We encourage the highest standards in journalism by fostering vigorous debate, providing resources to journalists
and news consumers, and honoring the best in ethical journalistic practice.
News
‘Transparency is key’: Inside the investigation that revealed abuse and neglect in California mental health facilities
Cynthia Dizikes and Joaquin Palomino spoke with The Center about the ethical decisions behind their reporting, how they built trust with grieving families and what it means to investigate trauma responsibly.
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics
The San Francisco Chronicle’s exposé of neglect and violence in California’s behavioral health care system has won the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics
The case for care-based journalism
Journalism as an institution has not paused to ponder whether a framework built to manage relationships with the powerful is appropriate for relationships with the powerless.
Photojournalists call for new ethical guidelines to address changing media landscape
Across two conversations with working journalists, a single through-line emerged: the profession is being pushed into a new ethical gray zone where truth, safety, access and public trust collide. In this new era, ethical standards for photojournalists will need to evolve.