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How to Avoid Ethical Snags in Nonprofit Journalism
The line between funder and journalist is tough to honour, writes Stephen J.A. Ward. But the right policies could make non-profit networks pioneers in media accountability.
Is “Layered Journalism” the Future?
Newspapers in peril, journalists laid off, ethical standards challenged, and the economic basis of mainstream journalism collapsing.
This is no time for critics of “mainstream media” to be triumphal.
Does ‘Caring’ Require Advocacy in Journalism?
by Elecia Chrunik Journalists expose the world to the spectrum of humanity’s achievements and atrocities. Meanwhile, they are discouraged from becoming directly entangled in the world that they report on so they do not affect …
Journalism in a Wikified world
By Paul Gillin Next spring, colleges and universities will graduate thousands of new journalism students. They’ll go forth into newsrooms across the country to practice the skills that have served journalism well for over a …
Lost in translation: The dilemmas of reporting in French — in Vancouver
By Francis Plourde “You have two stories, one about a group of Chinese protesters for the independence of Tibet in front of the Vancouver Public Library, the other one about a stolen trash basket in …
The Death of the Reader
by Amanda Stutt Somewhere out there, the people who thought up Craigslist are sitting pretty. It’s no secret that the independent, interactive online services site dealt a blow to the lucrative classified ads sections of …
Could a news war between America and Iran become a physical war?
By Mahmood Ahmadi Afzadi Fox News says Iran should be bombed. This doesn’t surprise me, given that channel’s track record in Iraq. What worries me, however, is that the hawkish channel has just begun saying …
When “sorry” seems to be the hardest word to print
By Kendyl Salcito The 21st century has heralded the advent of countless new journalism ethics societies, codes and vows. Ombudspersons have become fixtures in the newsroom; public apologies have become a mainstay in big papers …
Telling the Truth in the Media: Mathematically Approved
by Mahmoud Eid, Ph.D. As U.S. threats against Iraq mounted in 2003, the majority of media decision-makers docilely accepted the Bush administration’s claims that linked Iraq to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Their …