Hugging political candidates: Critics say MSNBC TV host Rachel Maddow crossed a line when she hugged Sanders and Clinton in 2016. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
Category Archives: Media
Counting “Uniques” At Newsweek
Counting “uniques” at Newsweek: “Newsweek’s ownership has a history of finding unethical ways to avoid paying salaries,” writes Daniel Tovrov. Financial problems are acutely felt in New York.
Disinformation Villains Illustrated
Disinformation villains illustrated: Steve Brodner illustrates the seven worst, writes Sam Thielman.
Environmental Protection Sought
Environmental protection sought: A new Pew Research Center report finds a majority of Americans want more government protection for environment and climate, write Cary Funk and Meg Hefferon.
Findings come as Trump administration moves to withdraw from 2016 Paris Climate Accord and weaken environmental protection rules.
Disinformation Is Winning
Disinformation is winning: “We’re dangerously close to a situation in which facts no longer function as a journalistic response,” writes Kyle Pope. “Then what?”
Sympathy For Daily Northwestern Apology
Sympathy for Daily Northwestern apology: Issac J. Bailey writes to the Daily’s editor-in-chief saying “what you did moved me.”
“You’re going to mess up again,” writes Bailey. “There’s no getting around that truth. It may sting even more the next time. That’s the nature of the beast and why in this industry, it’s imperative that you find a way to balance confidence with humility.”
Ethics Of Promoting Advertisers
Ethics of promoting advertisers: A New York TV station’s management tells the news staff to give favorable “news” coverage to local advertisers. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
AI In Newsrooms
AI in newsrooms: A report by think-tank Polis says artificial intelligence is used in newsrooms for news gathering, production and distribution. Defining AI “can be fuzzy.”
Medill Dean’s Views On Conflict
Medill dean’s views on conflict: The uproar over the Daily Northwestern shows a need for media literary, says Charles Whitaker, in a CNN report by Katie Pellico and Brian Stelter.
Campus Journalists Under Fire
Campus journalists under fire: Entrenched viewpoints and growing criticism of media have converged on college campuses, write Lindsey McGinnis and Noah Robertson.
Reporting opposing views seen as threatening by student activists.
“If readers think certain groups don’t deserve a voice, does listening to that group make journalists complicit?” they ask.
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