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30 Nov

Journalists seeking public office: what are the ethical issues?

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25 Nov

The case against embedding war reporters

In a story for the UK’s The Independent, veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn chastises the media’s over-reliance on embedded journalism and provides a candid look at the reality facing […]

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24 Nov

Have your say in the new CAJ guidelines

The Canadian Association of Journalists has begun work to reformat and update the organization’s Statement of Principles and Ethical Guidelines — and it wants your input. Please send your feedback, […]

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23 Nov

“I am not a decent person. I am a journalist.” – War reporter David Axe

Earlier this week Bill Nye the Science Guy fainted onstage during a speech. No one bothered to help him — they were too busy tweeting the news to the world. […]

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18 Nov

CBC modernizes journalistic standards and practices guide

The CBC has updated its standards and practices manual to make it more relevant to 21st-century reporting. The CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices, available both online and as an “odd-shaped […]

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16 Nov

The ethics of unpublishing

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1 Nov

Windsor Star columnist faces fire for use of “blackshirt”

Windsor Star columnist Chris Vander Doelen‘s description of union activists as “blackshirts” — a term commonly used to define Mussolini’s and Hitler’s nefarious secret police — has some readers demanding […]

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19 Oct

Reuters reporter resigns over ethics policy

A journalist has resigned from Reuters Breakingviews, a financial news analysis site after breaching the company’s ethics policy. Reuters requires its writers disclose their financial interests in companies they’re reporting […]

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17 Oct

Reporter sponsored Haiti kids because “I am a human being first.”

Readers of the Toronto Star, inspired by the example of reporter Catherine Porter in sponsoring the education of three-year-old Lovely Avelus and of her cousin and friend, pitched in to […]

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15 Oct

Is it ethical for journalists to march in Stewart-Colbert rallies?

News organizations often require its employees to avoid taking partisan stands, making campaign contributions or participating in political events–and that includes Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” and Stephen Colbert’s […]

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