Articles & Publications
Ethics
and Journalism
http://www.courier-journal.com/cjextra/columns/platt/platt20020818.html
Pam Platt, public editor of The Courier Journal (Louisville,
KY), presents 3 scenarios in this column that address ethical
situations often faced by journalists. Feedback from readers
is requested at the end of her piece, and the responses
can be found at
http://www.courier-journal.com/cjextra/columns/Platt/platt20020922.html.
The
Ethics of Online Science Journalism
http://www.imim.es/quark/Articulos/numero7/ethicsof.htm
Bruce Lewenstein prepared this article that claims journalists
in the United States do not discuss the same types of things
when discussing ethics. Values outlined in professional
association codes of ethics are addressed but social and
ethical factors are not. Lewenstein discusses the differences
between US and non-US journalist codes, and he explores
journalism in the context of science, ethics and the role
of the Internet. The issues outlined in this article were
developed for workshops in Barcelona, Spain; Singapore;
Punta del Este, Uruguay and Sidney, Australia.
Fairness,
Bias and Judgment: Grappling with the Knotty Issue of Objectivity
in Journalism
http://www.cs.caltech.edu/~adam/LEAD/press
Jay Rosen, a journalism professor and director of the Project
on Public Life and the Press at New York University sat
down with William Glaberson to discuss an independent and
objective press and the role a journalist plays in a story.
Their conversation appeared in this 1994 New York Times
article.
JournoPorn:
Dissection of the Time Scandal
http://hotwired.lycos.com/special/pornscare/
Critics claimed that a cover story article that ran in Time
magazine may have been "bogus, error-ridden, or just
plain wrong". HotWired explores this controversy in
an October 30, 1995 special report.
Online
Journalism Review (OJR): Ethics
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/ethics
OJR is produced at the Annenberg School for Communication
at the University of Southern California, and its content
comes from professional journalists and editors as well
as the faculty, students and staff of Annenberg. The site
was launched March 1, 1998 and is devoted to issues important
to online journalists. Links to various online news ethics
stories can be found at this site.
Online
Journalists Face New Ethical Dilemmas: Report from The Netherlands
http://users.fmg.uva.nl/mdeuze/publ15.htm
Daphna Yeshua and Mark Denze, at the Amsterdam School of
Communications Research (ASCoR) developed this "discussion
piece" based on their research project involving online
journalists and online journalism graduate students in The
Netherlands. It discusses findings on online journalism
in the literature plus this piece addresses issues surrounding
online journalism and the daily practices of the online
journalists involved in the project.
Photojournalism:
An Ethical Approach
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/writings/pjethics.html
Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach is the online version
of Paul Martin Lester's book by the same title (Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, Hillsdale, NJ, 1991). In
the 8 chapters outlined in this online "book",
Lester discusses ethical issues of concern to photojournalists
like victims of violence, picture manipulation and rights
to privacy.
Setting
the Testbed for Journalistic Values
http://www.aspeninst.org/c&s/Goldmark_speech.html
Peter C. Goldmark Jr. , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the International Herald Tribune prepared this
article for the Fourth Annual Aspen Institute Conference
on Journalism and Society. Goldmark discusses whether or
not journalistic ethics and values are dying within the
context of elements needed for an independent media to survive.
Texas
Seven Interview Provides Case Study in Media Ethics
http://www2.drury.edu/rtvj/PDF%20files/March01.Static.pdf
Lee Hood, Teaching Standards Committee Chair of RTVJ, the
Radio-Television Journalism Division of AEJMC, discusses
whether or not the decisions made by a Colorado Springs,
CO television station helped law enforcement officials capture
two of the "Texas Seven" fugitives hiding out
in their area. Hood presents criticisms made regarding the
stations' decision to give into demands made by the fugitives
and the factors considered by the station in making their
decision to cooperate.
Washington's
Scandals Spotlight Journalistic Ethics, Too
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/03/18/opin/column.1.html
In scandal cases covered by the media, journalists are examining
and exposing the moral and ethical failings of others. John
Hughes, editor of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City,
UT, contributed this opinion piece to the March 18, 1998
issue of The Christian Science Monitor and discusses
how these controversies spark journalists to examine their
own standards.
Watching
the News
http://www.fordfound.org/publications/ff_report/view_ff_report_detail.cfm?
report_index=306
In 1999 for 10 months, a documentary crew followed reporters
at WCNC, an NBC affiliate in Charlotte, NC as they chased
news leads, visited crime scenes, put on make-up for a newscast
and went about their normal reporting activities. After
over 300 hours of film, PBS viewed five, 1-hour segments
outlining how this station was working to improve their
newscast and uncovered some of the dilemmas they faced in
an attempt to make it something beyond sensationalized news.
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Centers & Institutes
Annenberg
School of Communications
http://www.asc.upenn.edu/asc/
- Journalism/Media
Ethics http://www.library.upenn.edu/resources/subject/social/
communication/journalismmediaethics.html
The Annenberg School of Communications Library has compiled
a list of various media ethics resources with links to
ethics organizations, codes of ethics, watchdog groups
and articles addressing ethical issues in journalism.
- Online
Journalism Review (OJR): Ethics
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/ethics
OJR is produced at the Annenberg School for Communication
at the University of Southern California, and its content
comes from professional journalists and editors as well
as the faculty, students and staff of Annenberg. The site
was launched March 1, 1998 and is devoted to issues important
to online journalists. Links to various online news ethics
stories can be found at this site.
The
Freedom of Information Center
http://www.missouri.edu/~foiwww/index.html
This University of Missouri School of Journalism (Columbia)
"library" was established in 1958 and was central
to the enactment of a national Freedom of Information Act.
Currently the Center's collection contains over one million
articles addressing the issue of access to information at
the federal, state and local levels. Many of these articles
can be found at this Web site.
Institute
for Applied & Professional Ethics
http://freud.citl.ohiou.edu/ethics/
Ohio University's Department of Philosophy, College of Business
and School of Journalism have teamed up to develop the Institute
for Applied & Professional Ethics. The Institute is
dedicated to "promoting the application of fundamental
ethical techniques to decision-making in an ever-changing
world". One of its many initiatives is to offer online
help for any ethics questions including ones in the area
of journalism.
Two
arenas to ask questions and discuss ethical issues include
posting questions to the e-team and submitting topics of
discussion to the e-forum.
Institute for Global Ethics (IGE)
http://www.globalethics.org/
IGE is an organization dedicated to promoting "ethical
behavior in individuals, institutions, and nations through
research, public discourse, and practical action".
Sections of note on the IGE Web site include the Dilemma
Database: Right vs. Right (http://www.globalethics.org/dilemmas/default.tmpl)
and the links to other ethics sites (http://www.globalethics.org/about/links.html#edu).
International
Center for Information Ethics (ICIE)
http://icie.zkm.de
ICIE is an academic Web site that acts as a forum for the
exchange of information about teaching and research in the
area of information ethics. Links to news, institutions
with information ethics programs, people teaching in this
field and other resources can be found at this site.
The
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public
Policy
http://ksgwww.harvard.edu/presspol/
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public
Policy is a center at Harvard University that conducts research
in areas such as U.S. campaigns & elections, journalism
& public policy and gender & the press. It was established
in September 1986 with the help of a gift from Walter H.
and Phyllis J. Shorenstein in memory of their daughter Joan
Shorenstein Barone. Joan was known as a journalist who was
dedicated to "accurate, thorough and dignified reporting
of current events".
Markkula
Center for Applied Ethics
http://www.scu.edu/ethics
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics was founded in 1986
and has grown into one of the most active university applied
ethics centers in the country. It is based at Santa Clara
University, and was initially funded by an endowment by
Linda and A. C. "Mike" Markkula Jr. Articles,
cases, briefings and dialogue in all areas of applied ethics
can be found at this online center.
Media
Ethics Resources on WWW--Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE)
http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/media
The Centre for Applied Ethics was created in 1993 by the
University of British Columbia's Board of Governors as an
interdisciplinary research center. Their goal is to advance
research in the area of applied ethics, and their site includes
resources in areas such as health care, business, animal
welfare & use, and the media. The section on media ethics
has links to other related institutions & organizations,
publications and specific topics of interest like censorship
and photo manipulation. This page is maintained for the
CAE by Chris MacDonald, author of EthicsWeb.ca.
Payne
Awards for Ethics in Journalism
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/departments/payneawards
The Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism were established
in 1999 at the School of Journalism and Communication at
the University of Oregon. These awards, given out annually,
are presented to student journalists, professionals in the
field and news organizations. The awards are designed to
"reward performance that encourages public trust in
the media".
The
Pew Center For Civic Journalism
http://www.pewcenter.org/index.php
The Pew Center for Civic Journalism, an initiative of the
Pew Charitable Trusts and based in Washington, D. C., was
developed to be "an incubator for civic journalism
experiments that enable news organizations to create and
refine better ways of reporting the news to re-engage people
in public life". Since its enactment, the Center has
helped over 107 different initiatives in this area.
The
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
http://people-press.org
Formerly known as the Times Mirror Center for the People
& the Press (1990-1995) and now sponsored by The Pew
Charitable Trusts, The Pew Research Center for the People
& the Press, is an independent opinion research group
that studies public attitudes toward the press and public
policy issues. They also examine trends in values and social
issues.
Poynter.org
http://www.poynter.org
Nelson Poynter, once a publisher for the St. Petersburg
Times, founded the Poynter Center to act as a vehicle
that would add academic excellence to the field of journalism.
The motto of the Center is "everything you need to
be a better journalist".
- Media
Ethics Bibliography
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=1208&sid=32
This Poynter Center site provides an annotated list of
online resources dealing with media ethics. Codes of ethics,
publications, ethics centers and cases studies are just
a few of the materials found at this site.
- Moving
Beyond Code First, Ask Questions Later
http://www.poynter.org/dj/Projects/newmedethics/jvnm3.htm
Online newspaper conferences address various topics but
rarely are ethics discussions part of the agenda. Fred
Mann, general manager of Philadelphia Online suggests
that those involved in the world of online journalism
should deal with ethical issues as soon as possible before
the issues faced by this new medium become too massive.
This article originally appeared in The American Editor,
The American Society of Newspaper Editors (November,
1996).
- Online
Journalism Ethics: A New Frontier
http://www.poynter.org/DJ/projects/newmedethics/jvnm2.htm
Joann Byrd examines whether or not the ethics and values
associated with tradition journalism will transfer to
the online journalism arena. This article originally appeared
in The American Editor: The American Society of Newspaper
Editors (November, 1996).
- What's
Ethical About the New Media?
http://www.poynter.org/DJ/Projects/newmedethics/me_weanm.htm
Joann Byrd presented this interactive discussion at the
Journalism Values & Ethics in New Media Conference.
In her presentation, Byrd takes a look at the differences
between traditional and online journalism. She and the
group also had a brainstorming session about what types
of tools journalists could use to help them deal with
ethical situations they might encounter. Resources mentioned
were
-
Guiding Principles for the Journalist
http://www.poynter.org/DJ/Projects/newmedethics/me_guideprin.htm;
and
- Ask
Good Questions to Make Good Ethical Decisions http://www.poynter.org/DJ/Projects/newmedethics/me_questions.htm
The
Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law
http://www.silha.umn.edu
The School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the
University of Minnesota is the home of the Silha Center
for the Study of Media Ethics and Law. Otto and Helen Silha
provided an endowment for the development of the Center,
and it was established in 1984. Major projects of the Center
include 1) media accountability; 2) points
of convergence of media ethics & law; and 3) libel
& privacy.
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Issues in Journalism
First
Amendment Handbook
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi
The First Amendment Handbook was first produced in 1986
as a tool produced by the Reporters Committee for Freedom
of the Press as part of their initiative to provide legal
advice to reporters. This publication has been updated on
a regular basis, and the entire handbook can be accessed
at this site. This 10 chapter document covers issues such
as copyright, freedom of information, gag orders and libel.
The
Bob Greene Scandal
The highly respected Chicago Tribune columnist, Bob
Greene, resigned during the weekend of September 15, 2002
over an incident that happened several years ago with a
female, high school student. Greene's resignation and the
investigation of the allegations by the Tribune and other
news outlets have sparked lots of dialogue over the ethics
surrounding this situation. The following are merely a few
of the articles discussing this situation.
Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com
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Professional Organizations & Associations
American
Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE)
http://www.asne.org
ASNE is the "main organization of daily newspaper editors
in America". The organization began in 1912 from a
discussion around a campfire in Glacier National Park (Montana).
Numerous resources are available at this site, including
first amendment information.
- Can
You Improve Your Code of Ethics?
http://www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/99.feb/steele1.htm
Bob Steele, director of the ethics program at the Poynter
Institute (St. Petersburg, FL) and Jay Black, Poynter-Jamison
chair in media ethics at the University of South Florida-St.
Petersburg, were asked to examine 33 existing codes of
ethics compiled by the ASNE Ethics and Values Committee.
Steele and Black took elements of the submitted codes
to develop a guide for those individuals and groups working
to develop their own code of ethics policies.
- Codes
of Ethics
http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/codes.htm
ASNE provides a list of the codes of ethics for national
associations, national news organizations and regional
codes.
Specific
examples of types of codes found in this section include
the following:
- Associated
Press
http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/apme.htm
-
The New York Times: Guidelines on Our Integrity
http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/newyorktimesintegrity.htm
- The
Washington Post
Standards and Ethics
http://www.asne.org/ideas/codes/washingtonpost.htm
- Journalism
Values Institute
http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=3273
An initiative undertaken by the ASNE Ethics and Values
Committee resulted in a handbook outlining items that
were considered to be vital to improving the reporting
skills of journalists. Articles on journalism values and
6 core values, including accuracy, credibility and accessibility
are provided.
- Online
Journalism Ethics: A New Frontier
http://www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/november/byrd.htm
Is transferring the 6 values of journalism associated
with older media types like newspaper going to be enough
to guide journalists into new reporting tools like the
Internet? Joann Byrd, a visiting professional at the Poynter
Institute, explores this issue.
Association
for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (AEJMC)
http://www.aejmc.org/
AEJMC exists to "promote the highest possible standards
for education in journalism and mass communication, to encourage
the widest possible range of communication research, to
encourage the implementation of a multi-cultural society
in the classroom and curriculum, and to defend and maintain
freedom of expression in day-to-day living". This organization
has 8 special interest groups and 2 commissions. The Media
Ethics Division is merely one of 17 divisions that are associated
with AEJMC.
- Media
Ethics Division
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/%7Etbivins/aejmc_ethics/home.html
This organization, which began in 1999, is a division
of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass
Communication (AEJMC). The goal of the Media Ethics Division
is to "favorably impact the media professions by
promoting academic/professional partnerships, ethical
analysis and ethics education". Links to newsletters,
article abstracts, faculty course sites and online media
& law courses can be found at this site.
Association
for Practical and Professional Ethics
http://ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~appe/home.html
The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics was
founded in 1991 with the support of Indiana University and
a Lilly Endowment. Their mission is to "encourage interdisciplinary
scholarship and teaching of high quality in practical and
professional ethics by educators and practitioners".
This site includes association information, activities,
publications, and electronic networking opportunities.
Chicago
Headline Club: A Chapter of the Society of Professional
Journalists
http://www.headlineclub.org
The Chicago Headline Club is made up of a Chicagoans in
the communications business, and those in the Headline Club
are also members of the Society of Professional Journalists
(SPJ).
Codes
of Ethics Online: Media
http://www.iit.edu/departments/csep/PublicWWW/codes/media.html
Codes of Ethics Online is a list of media organization and
association codes compiled by the Illinois Institute of
Technology's Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions.
International groups are also represented at this site.
College
Media Advisers: Code of Ethical Behavior
http://www.collegemedia.org/main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/79879.html
College Media Advisers is a professional association for
college students and the media advisors. The mission of
the group is to:
- educate
and inform advisers about their roles in serving students
and about the teaching, advising and production of collegiate
media; and
- advance
the aesthetics of the student media our members' advice
and the technologies of these programs.
Committee
of Concerned Journalists (CCJ)
http://www.journalism.org/who/ccj/default.asp
CCJ is a group of journalists representing all facets of
the profession, including reporters, editors and producers,
who are concerned about the future of the profession. One
thing the group has attempted is to spark a national dialogue
about concerns and principles among journalists. Workshops,
forums, statements and surveys are ways CCJ has worked to
encourage these conversations.
European
Codes of Journalism Ethics
http://www.uta.fi/ethicnet
The core of this extensive collection was the result of
several projects conducted in the Department of Journalism
and Mass Communications at the University of Tampere (Finland).
Codes from "most" European countries are represented
at this site, and all codes have been translated into English.
The following are two examples from this site:
- International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
http://www.uta.fi/ethicnet/ifj.html
This declaration was initially passed by the International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ) at the 2nd World Congress
in April 1954 and later amended by the 18th World Congress
in June 1986.
- United
Kingdom: Code of Conduct
http://www.uta.fi/ethicnet/uk.html
The British National Union of Journalists (NUJ) adopted
this code in June 1994.
International
Journalists' Network (IJNet): Code of Ethics
http://www.ijnet.org/code.html
IJNet, an organization based in Washington, D.C., provides
an extensive list of codes from around the world. Information
on media laws and other resources can also be found at this
site. One section to check out is Training Resources, which
includes journalism ethics materials and links to useful
Web sites. The Training Resources section can be found at
http://www.ijnet.org/Training_Materials/Journalism_Ethics.html.
JEA
Press Rights Commission
http://jeapressrights.org
JEA, the Journalism Educational Association (http://www.jea.org/),
was founded in 1924 and is now located on the campus of
the University of Kansas, Manhattan. It is the "only
independent national scholastic journalism organization
for teachers and students". The Press Rights Commission
portion of JEA's online resources was launched in April
2002, and sections of this site are under construction.
Information currently available at the site include topics
such as law & ethics links, policies and exercises &
activities related to journalism issues.
National
Press Club Online
http://npc.press.org/
The National Press Club was founded in March 1908, and currently
boasts 4200 members. Its purpose is to be a "center
for the advancement of their professional standards and
skills, the promotion of free expression, mutual support
and social fellowship".
National
Press Photographers Association (NPPA): Ethics
http://www.nppa.org/services/bizpract/ethicsdefault.html
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) section
on ethics provides links to the NPPA code of ethics, their
digital code of ethics, plus articles, books and videos
related to this topic.
Radio-Television
News Directors Association & Foundation (RTNDA)
http://www.rtnda.org
RTNDA is the "world's largest professional organization
devoted to electronic journalists". Over 3000 news
directors from more than 30 countries belong to RTNDA.
- Code
of Ethics
http://www.rtnda.org/ethics/coe.shtml
- Codes
of Ethics and Standards
http://web.missouri.edu/%7Ejourvs/rtcodes.html
Vernon Stone, professor emeritus at the University of
Missouri School of Journalism, documents the changes made
to the RTNA code of ethics over the years from its beginning
as a resolution adopted at the National Association of
Radio News Directors in 1946 to its 2000 version.
- Radio-Television
News Directors Foundation Ethics Project
http://www.rtnda.org/ethics/fepcg.shtml
Two goals of the Project are 1) to encourage high
standards of electronic journalism among news professionals
and news organizations; and, 2) through improved
practices, to enhance public perception of journalism
and the role of news in a democratic society. Guidelines
for covering sensitive issues such as covering security
risks and other tough cases are also provided.
Society
of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
http://www.spj.org
SPJ, a professional organization based in Indianapolis,
IN, is focused on maintaining an independent media while
promoting high ethical standards among journalists.
- Code
of Ethics
http://www.spj.org/ethics_code.asp
There are 4 parts to the SPJ code of ethics, and they
include 1) seek the truth and report it; 2)
minimize harm; 3) act independently; and 4)
be accountable.
- Ethics
in Journalism
https://www.spj.org/ethics.asp
This is the portal page for the SPJ code of ethics, which
is available in 6 different languages, including Slovene
and Arabic, and other ethics resources.
World
Press Institute (WPI): Global Journalism Ethics
http://www.macalester.edu/~wpi/ethics.htm
Stephen J. Ward, an associate professor at the Graduate
School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia,
is the editor of this ethics forum. The site provides featured
topics for discussion, and journalists can participate in
online discussions or present ideas for future dialogue.
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Media Watchers
Accuracy
in Media (AIM): For Fairness, Balance and Accuracy in News
Reporting
http://www.aim.org
AIM is a non-profit "watchdog" organization whose
mission is to "encourage members of the media to report
the news fairly and objectively--without resorting to bias
or partisanship". This organization uncovers inaccurate
news stories and attempts to present the information in
a truthful, unbiased light.
CAMERA
http://world.std.com/%7Ecamera
CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting
in America, is a non-denominational organization that works
to encourage reporters and the media to provide balanced
coverage of the events in the Middle East, especially between
Israel and Palestine. The CAMERA staff monitor and review
stories coming out of the Middle East, and they contact
reporters about biased coverage. Reports of this nature
are posted at this site.
Communication
Studies Resources: Media Watchers and Activists
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Ecommstud/resources/media/mediawatch.html
Karla Tonella, Department of Communication Studies at the
University of Iowa, developed and continues to maintain
this site. A list of annotated resources to regional, narrowly-focused
and national media watchers are provided.
Fairness
& Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): The National Media Watch
Group
http://www.fair.org
FAIR has been working to promote balanced and unbiased reporting
since 1986. The group works with journalists and activists
to carry out this task. Links to articles pointing out media
blunders are provided.
The
Freedom Forum
http://www.freedomforum.org
The Freedom Forum is a non-partisan group based in Arlington,
VA that is dedicated to "free press, free speech and
free spirit for all people". This foundation was founded
in 1991 by Allen H. Neuharth, and succeeded one founded
in 1935 by Frank Gannett. The Freedom Forum is not connected
in any way to the Gannett Company.
Grade
the News
http://www.gradethenews.org/
Grade the News is a special project of KTEH, the public
television station affiliated with Stanford University.
Those associated with this project include journalists,
ethicists, professors and members of the public who are
concerned about the quality of the news.
Media
Research Center (MRC)
http://www.mediaresearch.org/
In 1987, a group of young conservatives banded together
to expose the liberal biases they believe were prevalent
in the news media. They developed the Media Research Center,
currently based in Alexandria, VA to be an educational organization
dedicated to bringing balance to journalism. MRC claims
to be "the leader in documenting, exposing and neutralizing
liberal media bias".
Minnesota
News Council
http://www.mtn.org/~newscncl
After 28 years in operation, the mission of the Minnesota
News Council is still to "promote fair, vigorous and
trusted journalism by creating a forum where the public
and the news media can engage each other in examining standards
of fairness". The organization provides public forums,
workshops and other events. They also accept formal and
informal complaints about news coverage with the goal of
creating awareness and reducing the number of issues warranting
a complaint.
PressWise
http://www.presswise.org.uk
PressWise is a charity that was established in 1993 by "victims
of press abuse". The group believes that journalists
operate on behalf of the public, and PressWise works to
promote ethical journalism standards and assist those with
complaints about the media. They also provide research in
areas dealing with media laws and regulations.
- Ethics
http://www.presswise.org.uk/ethics.htm
The Ethics section of the PressWise site outlines codes
of ethics from around the world. Ethical issues that journalists
face when dealing with topics like children, confidentiality,
gender and sources and how these topics are addressed
by the codes is presented.
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Resources & Centers
Asia
Media Ethics
http://www.uow.edu.au/crearts/journalism/AJNET/ethics.html
Asia Media Ethics is one of the resources found on the Asian
Journalism Network (AJNet) site (http://www.uow.edu.au/crearts/journalism/AJNET/).
Codes of ethics from various regions of Asia, like India,
Malaysia and Australia are provided. Information for countries,
like Cambodia, Japan and South Korea are not posted at this
time, but they will be added to the site as they become
available.
Can
We Tape?
http://www.rcfp.org/taping/index.html
Journalists often tape record phone calls as a tool in their
reporting. Many obtain consent from the interviewee, but
some do not. Each state has different rules and regulations
regarding the act of taping phone conversations, and this
site outlines those laws. Policies regarding hidden cameras
are also addressed.
Civic
Journalism: A New Approach to Citizenship
http://www.cpn.org/sections/topics/journalism/civic_perspectives/
civic_journalism.html
Lewis A. Friedland, Jay Rosen and Lisa Austin prepared this
article for the American Civic Forum. They suggest that
reporters and news outlets have a responsibility to the
public to provide them with the data needed for them to
make informed decisions that shape the entire community.
More civic journalism resources, including case studies,
can be found at http://www.cpn.org/sections/topics/journalism/.
Creating
a Code of Ethics for Your Organization
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/codes/
Chris MacDonald, PhD, Philosophy Department, St. Mary's
University (Halifax, Canada) has put together this site
with links to resources to assist individuals and groups
in the process of developing a code of ethics. He discusses
why organizations and institutions should even have a code
and provides guidance in writing one. He also provides links
to essays on ethics, sample codes and contacts for ethics
consultants.
MacDonald
has also worked on several other ethics sites including
the following:
Ethics
AdviceLine for Journalists
http://www.ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org
Loyola University Chicago Center for Ethics & Social
Justice and the Chicago Headline Club Chapter of the SPJ
teamed up in January 2001 to provide this free public service
to area journalists. Most questions are answered within
24 hours by volunteers who have been trained in journalism
ethics. Volunteers for this service are people who either
teach ethics or work with ethics on a professional level.
Ethics
Case Study Detail
http://ethics.acusd.edu/resources/cases/Detail.asp?ID=52
Robert F. Ladenson, Department of Philosophy at the Illinois
Institute of Technology, prepared this case study involving
a New York Times reporter and minors who were interviewed
for a story without parental consent. This is merely one
of numerous cases presented in a section of the Ethics Updates
site (http://ethics.acusd.edu/),
edited by Lawrence M. Hinman.
The
complete list of case studies can be found at http://ethics.acusd.edu/resources/cases/HomeOverview.asp.
Ethics
for Digital Information Providers
http://www.elon.edu/andersj/ethics.html
Janna Quitney Anderson, a professor at the Elon University
School of Communications (Elon, NC), conducted a survey
in 2000 about ethical standards practiced by those working
with online media. The survey received an "overwhelming"
response from industry professionals. One thing that came
out of the survey, however, was that many involved in this
rapidly evolving environment were not upholding the level
of ethical standards that are practiced with more traditional
information outlets.
Ethics
on Campus: Journalism & College Newspapers
http://members.tripod.com/Islander/indyethics.html
Francis A. Rizzo III was a senior in the School of Communications
at Hofstra University when he created this site as part
of an independent study project. Some of the issues Rizzo
addresses at this site include how to cover classmates,
to what extent can a college newspaper reporter criticize
a student athlete and can school advertising dollars affect
coverage.
Rizzo
also worked on another independent project entitled, Journalism
in the New Media, and the site can be found at
http://members.tripod.com/Islander/disclosureframe.html.
Ethics
on the World Wide Web
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/ethics/media.html
The School of Communications at California State University,
Fullerton developed this ethics site that contains information
on associations, codes and topic areas such as journalism.
A complete
list of ethics topics can be found at
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/ethics/ethics_list.html.
Journalism
Ethics Cases Online
http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/Ethics/
The School of Journalism at Indiana University has pulled
together this often cited list of journalism ethics cases.
Barry Bingham Jr. developed the core set of cases found
at this site, and they were initially published in his newsletter,
FineLine. Cases are designed to be used by teachers,
researchers, professional journalists and anyone interested
in media ethics.
Maintaining
Credibility Ethical Issues in Online Journalism
http://www.stanford.edu/class/comm217/projects/ethics/index.html
A "new breed" of journalists has emerged from
the development of the Internet, and new challenges and
issues never encountered in the world of "traditional"
journalism have emerged. Julie Ratner, a master's student
in the department of journalism at Stanford, and Matthew
Sachse, a senior in Economics at Stanford, developed this
site that examines the impact of new technologies, like
the Internet, on journalists and on the field of journalism.
Media
Ethics Resources
http://www.mediaethics.ca
Media Ethics Resources is one of the many sites found on
the EthicsWeb.ca site (http://www.ethicsweb.ca/)
operated by Chris MacDonald. This site has links to Canadian
resources, international resources, media ethics in the
news and other ethics articles.
Mystery
of the Missing Pole
http://www.cris.com/~Mppa/ethics.html
In May 1995, Life Magazine published John Filo's
famous photo of Mary Ann Vecchio next to the body of Jeffery
Miller at Kent State on May 4, 1970 after National Guardsmen
fired shots into a group of students, killing 4. This site
provides comments taken primarily from the National Press
Photographers Association listserv, NPPA-L, and discusses
the changes made to the copy that ran in Life verses
the original photo from 1970.
Online
NewsHour: Media Watch
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media
Media Watch is a section of the online version of the program
"NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS". Links to NewsHour
segments plus media critiques, media study centers, media
organizations and online reports are provided.
The
Project for Excellence in Journalism
http://www.journalism.org
The Project for Excellence in Journalism is part of the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with funding
provided by the Pew Charitable Trust. It started as an initiative
by journalists to "clarify and raise the standards
of American journalism".
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Thinking Clearly: Case Studies in Journalistic Decision-Making
http://www.journalism.org/resources/education/case_studies/default.asp
Nine cases are available, with more to be added, that
discuss issues surrounding media issues events like Watergate,
McCathyism, and the Olympic Bombing and Richard Jewell
to name a few. Abstracts of each case are provided, but
an e-mail address must be entered before full cases can
be downloaded.
Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com
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