Some regard student journalism as a low-risk way for students to learn journalistic skills, and yet student journalists can face strong public criticism.
Mandatory reporting: what journalists get wrong when they cover child abuse, and how to get it right
Advocates say current coverage of child abuse often misses the real story — and with it, a chance to protect children.
The call for plain language: a Q & A with disability studies professor Rebecca Monteleone
The Center for Journalism Ethics interviewed Rebecca Monteleone about her work centering disabled perspectives, the promise of plain language translation and re-considering who your audience is.
Local News Now case study: Salt Lake Tribune
In conjunction with our ethics conference, “Journalism Ethics & Local News Now” (April 23, 2021), we are publishing case studies of each news organizations represented on our panel “Innovations in Local News.” The Salt Lake …
Local News Now case study: WURD Radio
In conjunction with our ethics conference, “Journalism Ethics & Local News Now” (April 23, 2021), we are publishing case studies of each news organizations represented on our panel “Innovations in Local News.” WURD Radio Description …
Local News Now case study: Texas Tribune
In conjunction with our ethics conference, “Journalism Ethics & Local News Now” (April 23, 2021), we are publishing case studies from each of the news organizations represented on our panel “Innovations in Local News.” TEXAS …
Local News Now case study: The Marshall Project
In conjunction with our ethics conference, “Journalism Ethics & Local News Now” (April 23, 2021), we are publishing case studies from each of the news organizations represented on our panel “Innovations in Local News.” THE …
Local News Now conference: journalist toolkits
As part of our 2021 ethics conference, “Journalism Ethics & Local News Now,” we produced four toolkits for local journalists on covering education, health care, the economy, and public safety.
Occupational hazards: when reporters bear witness to traumatic events
Journalists are professional observers. But bearing witness to all manner of horrible events can have consequences.
The “fundamental, non-politicized ideal”: toward a new BLM coverage
When news of another fatal police shooting broke in the U.S. in late October, the first headline Anita Varma saw didn’t include any mention of the victim’s name. “The first news notification I got was …