All Manipuri Working Journalists’ Union holds daylong ethics workshop
News stories can be evidence in espionage trial
Former NSA worker charged with leaking classified info to reporter, says stories will help his defense
Cute baby video, or invasion of privacy?
YouTube video of laughing baby goes viral – and raises ethical quandary
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The Center for Journalism Ethics stages a conference on partisan news media April 15, featuring a keynote by a leading Al Jazeera English official and sessions on the impact of partisan media on public broadcasting, polls, and public opinion. Leading journalists, media ombudsmen, and communication experts will lead the discussion. For full details . . .
Government proposals threaten South African press freedom?
Attempts by the ANC in South Africa to introduce a new system of press regulation have stirred up fears that press freedoms and access to information will be unduly restricted. In this article, Herman Wasserman reviews the controversy and examines how schools of journalism have jumped into the fray. The result is robust public discussion on the role of media in the transitional democracy of South Africa
Nigerian senate passes FOI bill, amid controversy
Some laud new law as “clarion call” for ethics; others wary of key provisions
New ethics code for advertising?
Institute hopes marketers, agencies will follow disclosure guidelines for social media
A closer look at Keefe-NPR sting
Analysis: Keefe video highly misleading, skewed NPR exec’s comments
Stop the Press! Partisan misleads public with Schiller tape!
Given my recent blog about nasty partisan-fueled journalism, I am not surprised to learn that the secret taping of NPR’s chief fund raiser, Ron Schiller, was not edited with a close eye to journalism ethics. …
New Filipino news exec puts ethics at the fore
ABS-CBN’s Reyes emphasizes ethics in news, citizen journalism & social media