Nelson Mandela is a national treasure for South Africans. Our government recently issued new banknotes with Mandela’s face on it, a daily reminder of the social, cultural and political capital that the country’s first democratic president created. Mandela is also globally admired. So it’s understandable
“Royal prank” raises free speech debate
After UK nurse’s suicide, questions about radio DJs’ speech rights, social media role
How Leveson might promote journalism ethics
The Leveson recommendations for regulating the British press is a clever, informed attempt to nudge – push? – newspapers into the modern world where major institutions need to account for their power, and abuse of …
In wake a Leveson inquiry, a call for better training
Guardian readers’ editor: young journalists need more grounding in practical ethics
Bashing Leveson: How Not to Defend Press Freedom
Some members of the British media and political establishment are appalled by the recommendations of the Lord Leveson inquiry into journalism ethics. How dare anyone consider public regulation or review of the free press? Once …
High-profile gossip & anonymous sources
Journalism prof takes Boston Globe to task for anonymous quotes in Petraeus scandal
Both Wisc. senatorial candidates keep election-night reins on journalists
Reporters object to being kept in “press pens;” others concur the trend is bad for the democratic process
Longtime journalist Prithvis Chakravarti dies
Reporter since WWII, seen as champion of journalism ethics and witness to an era
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,
Hugh Grant documentary to air over MOP objection
UK station says film about Leveson inquiry into phone-hacking scandal complies with impartiality rules