Twitter ethics and best practices: David Craig tells how to meet the goal of ethical truth-telling within the format. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
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Use Of Graphic Photos Explained:
Use of graphic photos explained: iMediaEthics writer Sydney Smith tells why the Associated Press, The New York Times and USA Today published photos of a dead man and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande.
Deemed a moment in time showing the danger and desperation of immigrants from Central America.
Photos Of Dead Bodies
Photos of dead bodies: Images of the bodies of a man and his daughter drowned in the Rio Grande are examples of journalists showing a truth the public would prefer not to see, writes Kelly McBride.
“Don’t exploit horrific photos without a journalistic purpose,” she advises. “But don’t hide them or place too many barriers in front of them, lest you duck your most important job.”
Reporting On Abortion
Reporting on abortion: NPR has careful guidelines for reporting on abortions, writes Sydney Smith.
The goal is to be factual, clear and non-political. NPR does not use terms like “pro-life” or “pro-choice.”
IRE Enforces Ethics Code
Updating its code of conduct, Investigative Reporters & Editors adopted principles calling for banning members who violate the code.
“IRE may take any action it deems appropriate to deal with those who violate our principles, including exclusion from our events, forums, listservs and the organization itself,” says the code.
By contrast, the Society of Professional Journalists says its ethics code is voluntary.
Ethics of Purging Archives
Ethics of purging archives: An editor once asked the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists if there are any ethical requirements to honor requests to delete stories.
An AdviceLine ethicist decided a newspaper should not help people remove information from the historical record. And it’s expensive to do that.
Struggling With Ethical Dilemmas and Difficult Choices
Struggling with ethical dilemmas and difficult choices: Resist the temptation to classify every ethical issue as a dilemma, writes Nancy Matchett in an article appearing in the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
“When facing a genuine dilemma you are forced, by the circumstances, to do something unethical,” she writes.
Lois Lane’s Enduring Conflict of Interest
Lois Lane’s enduring conflict of interest: James Grebey writes about the ethical dilemmas of comic book heroes, including revelations of mental health therapy for trauma.
The ethics of Lois keeping Superman’s identity secret is described as a subject of debate in journalism schools for 75 years.
Anonymity Exposed
Anonymity exposed: Anonymity is a con game played on the public by some of the nation’s leading newspapers, says a story from the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
“Most reporters know that stories are only as good as the reliability of identified sources who are quoted,” says AdviceLine.
Affair Rocks Washington Media
Affair rocks Washington media: New York Times staff writers take a close look at the three-year affair between a NYT reporter and a security aide source, now part of a federal investigation and seizure of records.
“Avoiding conflicts of interest is a basic tenet of journalism, and intimate involvement with a source is verboten,” they write. But the central point is the seizure of a reporter’s records, says a Times statement.
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