Archive
7 Nov

Journalism ethics in review

Robson Fletcher periodically reviews media commentary at the UBC Journalism Ethics site. Accessible article titlesinclude “Toothless, timid, meek – Has Journalism Gone Soft?”, “Flashy or serious? Whither the struggling newspaper?” […]

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6 Nov

Media analysis and criticism

http://www.tojr.caThe Thunderbird, an online media review magazine from the UBC School of Journalism http://www.rrj.ca/Ryerson Review of Journalism http://www.ajr.org/American Journalism Review http://www.cjr.org/Columbia Journalism Review http://www.stljr.org/St. Louis Journalism Review http://www.bjr.org.uk/British Journalism Review […]

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6 Nov

Nature of journalism ethics

The previous section, Approaches to Ethics, explained ethics in general. This section uses those general ideas to explain the nature and aims of a special part of ethics — journalism […]

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6 Nov

TV and photojournalism

https://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2004/07/nppa_adopts_new_ethics_code.htmlNational Press Photographers Association’s “modernized” code of ethics http://www.journalism.org/resources/j_toolsPhotojournalism ethics guidelines http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/writings/photoethics.htmlBook chapter on photojournalism ethics’ “timeless issues” http://www.tvjournalist.net/learn/India-based site on television journalism, includes section on ethics and tips for […]

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6 Nov

Experts and associations

http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/%7Etbivins/aejmc_ethics/LINKS/ethicists.html“Find a media ethics expert” — list provided by the Media Ethics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication http://www.icfj.org/experts.htmlExperts available for interviews at the International […]

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6 Nov

Reporting and editing ethics links

http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=31889&sid=32Archive of tips for ethical reporting http://www.ojr.org/ojr/wiki/ethics/Basic guide to ethics from the Online Journalism Review http://journalism.indiana.edu/uncategorized/ethics-frames-terrorism/A collection of real-world cases where ethical decisions must be made http://www.justicejournalism.org/crimeguide/toc.htmlCovering crime and justice […]

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6 Nov

Accountability and complaints

http://www.cbsc.ca/english/main/home.htmCanadian Broadcast Standards Council http://newsombudsmen.org/Organization of News Ombudsmen, includes links to many ombuds http://www.presscouncils.org/Site is dedicated to media accountability and “contains the largest collection of press codes of conduct in […]

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6 Nov

Approaches to ethics

by Stephen J. Ward This article provides an overview of ethics in general, and journalism ethics. It identifies the major approaches to ethics and models of ethical reasoning, before explaining […]

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3 Nov

CAJ slams attempt to seize reporter’s research

NewsThe Canadian Association of Journalists opposes the Edmonton Police Service’s attempt to seize a reporter’s research into a high-profile murder case. “Journalists are not agents of the state, and police […]

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3 Nov

Canada won’t appeal O’Neill decision

The justice department has just announced it will not appeal an Ontario Superior Court decision that a raid on reporter Juliet O’Neill’s home and office was illegal.

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