A Rolling Stone’s contributing editor and Koch Industries recently got into a battle of conflicting reports regarding Koch Industries’ practices and history, raising questions of subjectivity and objectivity. Tim Dickinson, a contributing editor for Rolling …
Campaign season raises ethical issues of press access, plagiarism and fairness
As candidates enter the last month of campaigning in this election season, seemingly perennial ethical issues between journalists and candidates as well as between candidates themselves are once again presenting themselves around the country. One …
Center for Journalism Ethics 2015 Conference to focus on Sports Journalism
***We will be loading video from the keynote, panels, plenary and presentations of the Shadid Award and Mulhern Scholarship in the coming days. Thanks to all who attended, and especially to our sponsors.*** The Center for Journalism Ethics will …
Conference 2014 through the eyes of an undergraduate journalism student
As an undergraduate journalism student, I spend much of my time generating stories and little time reflecting on the bigger questions of my writing. Finishing projects under a deadline, or contacting just the right person …
Conference 2014 keynote: Media Minefields: Journalism, National Security and the Right to Know
Eric Lichtblau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter in the Washington Bureau of The New York Times, challenged government pressure and prosecution of journalists in the name of national security, and instead encouraged journalists to continue publishing …
Goldman, Apuzzo, Bridis and AP are 2014 recipients of the Center for Journalism Ethics’ Shadid Award
2014 Shadid Award Winner: Associated Press: Adam Goldman, Matt Apuzzo and Ted Bridis Missing American in Iran was on unapproved mission The AP’s Adam Goldman received a tip from a confidential source that turned out …
Email exchanges suggest CNN’s “Chicagoland” producers collaborated with Mayor Rahm Emanuel
According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had an instrumental hand in shaping certain scenes of CNN’s supposedly unscripted documentary “Chicagoland.” The Tribune reviewed more than 700 emails, which reveal that the producers worked …
Malaysian airlines story leads to speculative reports
Recent news coverage of the missing Malaysian airlines flight has led some to question the media’s role in the crisis. Although ample coverage of the missing plan exists, it’s still unclear exactly what happened to …
Journalist charged with hacking says information was legally obtained
Although journalists are sometimes sued for libel, or perhaps failing to disclose sources in an investigation, some now face a much newer accusation: illegal hacking. Two companies, TerraCom Inc. and YourTel America recently threatened to …
Documentaries: Journalism but not necessarily unbiased journalism
In general, documentaries’ have evolved as a distinguished genre and separated themselves from more entertainment-oriented Hollywood movies through a foundation of unbiased, fact-based journalism. However, documentaries that advocate for a specific cause do not always present an …