Archive
7 Nov

Introduction to global journalism ethics

by Stephen J. A. Ward What is global journalism ethics?Global journalism ethics aims at developing a comprehensive set of principles and standards for the practice of journalism in an age […]

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7 Nov

History of journalism ethics

by Stephen J. A. Ward This section provides a summary of the main theories of the press and its ethics, from the 17th century onward. Societies have transmitted news since […]

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7 Nov

Codes of journalism ethics

by Stephen J.A. Ward By the mid-1800s, the main principles and standards for journalism began to be codified into formal statements for newsrooms and professional associations, especially in North America. […]

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7 Nov

Conflict-sensitive journalism

by Ross Howard The case for conflict-sensitive journalism One doesn’t have to be a war correspondent to recognize that journalism and news media can incite violent conflict. In 1994, Radio […]

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7 Nov

The history and future of trauma in journalism

by Stephen J. A. Ward “If I get killed, I kind of think, so what? People die all the time. I watch people die. I’d rather it not be me. […]

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7 Nov

Deep Throat’s long shadow

Deep Throat. Since Woodward and Bernstein’s history-changing story, anonymous sources have woven themselves into every type and every level of journalism. But when big stories are broken that rely on […]

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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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