Fairness first: Margaret Sullivan calls for a new approach to covering the Trump administration.
“First, we need to abandon neutrality-at-all-costs journalism, to replace it with something more suited to the moment,” she writes.
Tag Archives: politics
Ex-journalist Backs Pol
Ex-journalist backs pol: Sam Donaldson ruffled some journalists by backing Mike Bloomberg, writes Paul Farhi.
Though Donaldson is retired, is that unethical?
Ethics of Hugging Candidates:
Ethics of hugging candidates: A TV host touched off an ethics debate in 2016 by hugging political candidates.
The Society of Professional Journalists ethics code does not outlaw hugging specifically, but it does warn against conflicts of interest. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.
Psychographics And Electoral Corruption
Psychographics and electoral corruption: Adrian Chen finds that “the model of the voter as a bundle of psychological vulnerabilities to be carefully exploited reduces people to mathematical inputs.”
Data-obsessed political marketing can undermine democracy, he writes.
Chicago Defender Fires Managing Editor
Conflict of interest: Tony Briscoe andElvia Malagon report that the Chicago Defender fired its managing editor for taking $10,000 to perform public relations work for an Illinois political candidate.
“The Chicago Defender is a longtime voice in this (African-American) community and it is imperative that we maintain the highest level of integrity and credibility,” the newspaper said in announcing it terminated the managing editor.
Ambush Videos Against Journalists
Journalists take note, people lie: Elizabeth Toledo tells how journalists and news organizations can avoid falling victim to ambush videos intended to discredit or humiliate them.
Why Believe Polls?
Why believe polls? asks Margaret Sullivan, who quotes a source saying: “Pollsters and prognosticators — and I would include the media — need to do a better job presenting the uncertainty.”
Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists 