Reporting for the British Journal of Photography, Olivier Laurent details how Getty Images is introducing a game-changing policy that allows free non-commercial use for a large portion of its digital photography library: The controversial move is …
Olympians have sponsors write social media posts
Multiple reports surfaced last week that sponsors may be writing some of the Olympians social media posts, working with their managers and publicists to craft messages from the athletes’ personal accounts. Reps for figure skating …
Wisconsin public official blurs line between journalist and politician
Dodgeville, Wis. Mayor, Todd Novak, has worked for the local Dodgeville Chronicle for the past 24 years–and now he’s running for the state Assembly. Chris Rickert, writing for the Wisconsin State Journal, cautioned, if Novak …
Making yourself the Story: American Journalists and the 2014 Olympic games
Although the Olympics are supposed to be all about international sportsmanship, for many journalists, the games often become a critique of the host country’s politics. During Beijing’s 2008 games, journalists wrote about China’s human rights …
Publishing classified information leads to search of reporter’s private email account
U.S. authorities used an affidavit as legal means to search a journalist’s private emails after he published classified national defense information. The U.S. state department official who gave the information to the journalist will likely …
In Chicago, journalists bring closure to a ten year old murder case in shadow of political influence
Political influence is no stranger to Chicago. The city exemplified machine-style politics for decades, and its difficult to argue Illinois hasn’t seen a poor leader or two in state government. Yet the 2004 murder of …
Do data robots need their own set of ethics?
Google recently acquired DeepMind for $400 million and will incorporate the London-based artificial intelligence startup’s team and software into Google’s search team, now known as the “Knowledge” group. This is an especially vital development for …
Gargantuan heels and face planets: Portraying women of power in media
At first glance, this month’s TIME cover featuring a woman’s leg in a pantsuit may appear like a just another generic cover photo. However, a more careful look at the royal blue, pantsuit-clad back leg …
Nominations for the 2014 Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics now open
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics seeks applications for the first national Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Shadid died in 2012 while crossing the Syrian …
Learning from Grantland’s Dr. V story: When reporting for a niche loses context in the grips of a network effect
Much has already been written about the ethical questions raised in the wake of Grantland’s January 15th story by Caleb Hannan entitled Dr. V’s Magical Putter. The article itself has been updated to include a letter …