“The Future of Journalism — Partisan or Impartial?” UW Alumni gathering, Orlando, Florida
Jan. 12, 2011, Los Angeles
“News and Entertainment Values in the News” panel, Los Angeles, CA
Protest attacks on WikiLeaks but urge responsibility
How much we truly believe in a free and open society is revealed when the freedom to publish causes trouble for our government. The WikiLeaks release of American diplomatic cables tests that belief. It reveals …
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Dec. 4, 2010, Madison WI
First journalism ethics lecture by award winning reporter Anthony Shadid
German paper to Iran: Release our reporters
Newspaper launches high-profile campaign to pressure Iran to free two journalists arrested for spying.
The Truths We Tell About War
In a conflict zone, a perfect storm of obstacles converge to limit the reporting that occurs before, during, and after the guns have gone silent and the dead have been buried.
Reporters on the ground struggle with the chaos of conflict, access to dangerous areas, conflicting facts and claims, and the limits of their own knowledge and perspective.
This week, one of America’s leading foreign reporters comes to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to speak on reporting war – the war in Iraq.
J-school “innocence project” under fire
State prosecutors say students illegally recorded witness.
Mexican press downplay cartels’ role in violence
Independent study: Drug lords shape news with threats and bribery.
Emotion in reporting: use and abuse
Reporters are not automatons, but emotion in journalism can be manipulated, writes Stephen J.A. Ward. When is expression of emotions self-promotion or self-congratulation and when is it true compassion?