Once upon a time, running a newspaper was a fairly simple proposition.
I’m not talking about those golden days before the Web destroyed newspapers’ carefully crafted business model, although in retrospect, those decades of double-digit profit margins and a near monopoly of news in local markets do seem pretty sweet.
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Reporters criticized for interviewing children after school tragedy
Stephen Ward: Breaking news no excuse for abandoning the ethical principle of minimizing harm
Friday, April 5 – save the date for our 2013 conference!
The center will hold its 5th annual journalism ethics conference on Friday, April 5, 2013 on the UW-Madison campus. This year we’ll take an in-depth look at “Who is Shaping the News?” Our keynote speaker will …
After September 11 . . . 1973: Chilean Journalism at the Crossroads
On the morning of September 11, 1973, as the jet fighters completed their bombing runs, a column of thick black smoke rose from “La Moneda,” Chile’s presidential palace. Tanks and infantry closed in on the rubble-strewn building in preparation for the final assault. The attackers were Chilean military personnel lead by General Augusto Pinochet,
The Ethical Character of Public Broadcasting
The presidential election campaign has stirred debate over the role of government, including taxpayer support for public service media. Much coverage has focused on possible cuts to shows like Sesame Street, and its iconic Big Bird. Long-time public broadcaster and executive Bryon Knight reminds us that funding for public media buys us more than Big Bird. It supports a locally based system of public service that is accountable not to advertisers and shareholders. It supports a service accountable to all citizens.
New York Times suspends freelancer for Twitter insult
One writer’s Twitter criticism of another leads to suspension, change in NYT social media policy.
Brand Journalism
In this article, journalist Ira Basen asks a pointed question: Is the growing trend of ‘brand journalism’ — corporations producing ‘content’ to promote their brands – good or bad for journalism and the public sphere? Is it ‘really’ journalism, and how do we define journalism anyway? If skilled journalists produce accurate articles for corporation web sites and magazines, who cares if it is not produced by the mainstream news media?
Media ethics among workshops set for Bhutan journalists
Bhutan Media Foundation to hold ten training courses in Oct & Nov; annual conference and media award also scheduled
Anthony Shadid is finalist for National Book Award
The late Anthony Shadid, friend and CJE board member who died in February while on assignment in Syria, is a finalist for the prestigious 2012 National Book Award for nonfiction.
Belgian scholar argues for “noiseless journalism”
Communications scholar Francois Heinderyckx has some advice for mainstream news media: If they wish to survive the roiling media revolution, strive for ‘noiseless’ journalism. That is, distinguish yourself in a noisy world of multiple channels …