How Journalists Can Do a Better Job of Covering DEI Rollbacks

Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished. 

Announcing the Inaugural Awardees of the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism

The Washington Post, Mississippi Today, and University of Florida senior Garrett Shanley took home the top prizes at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held at the Paley Center for Media, April 10, 2025. The Baltimore Banner, Documented, The New Yorker, and NBC News were among the other awardees.

Foreign Correspondents Dig Into The Ethics of Overseas Reporting

An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.

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Transparency, Accountability, Vulnerable Sources: Guidance From The 2025 Collier Awardees

Journalists from The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NBC News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Today, The Baltimore Banner, Documented, and more discussed topics from reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities to working with survivors of trauma and explaining their decision-making to audiences at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.

DECODED

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Why The Colorado Sun Remains Committed to Diversity

Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations have continued to promote diversity, both in terms of newsroom staff and coverage of diverse voices and communities.

Transparency, Accountability, Vulnerable Sources: Guidance From The 2025 Collier Awardees

Journalists from The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NBC News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Today, The Baltimore Banner, Documented, and more discussed topics from reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities to working with survivors of trauma and explaining their decision-making to audiences at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.

How Journalists Can Do a Better Job of Covering DEI Rollbacks

Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished. 

Announcing the Inaugural Awardees of the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism

The Washington Post, Mississippi Today, and University of Florida senior Garrett Shanley took home the top prizes at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held at the Paley Center for Media, April 10, 2025. The Baltimore Banner, Documented, The New Yorker, and NBC News were among the other awardees.

Foreign Correspondents Dig Into The Ethics of Overseas Reporting

An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.

WATCH NOW: Covering Your Own Campus

Ethical & Legal Considerations for Student Journalists

DECODED

Breaking down the ethics codes and guidelines shaping newsrooms across the industry.

Why The Colorado Sun Remains Committed to Diversity

Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations have continued to promote diversity, both in terms of newsroom staff and coverage of diverse voices and communities.

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How Journalists Can Do a Better Job of Covering DEI Rollbacks

Too many stories about the end of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion lack critical context about why DEI programs came to be and what they’ve accomplished. 

Transparency, Accountability, Vulnerable Sources: Guidance From The 2025 Collier Awardees

Journalists from The Washington Post, The New Yorker, NBC News, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Mississippi Today, The Baltimore Banner, Documented, and more discussed topics from reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities to working with survivors of trauma and explaining their decision-making to audiences at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.

Announcing the Inaugural Awardees of the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism

The Washington Post, Mississippi Today, and University of Florida senior Garrett Shanley took home the top prizes at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held at the Paley Center for Media, April 10, 2025. The Baltimore Banner, Documented, The New Yorker, and NBC News were among the other awardees.

Why The Colorado Sun Remains Committed to Diversity

Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations have continued to promote diversity, both in terms of newsroom staff and coverage of diverse voices and communities.

Foreign Correspondents Dig Into The Ethics of Overseas Reporting

An extraordinary group of foreign correspondents gathered at New York University to discuss working with local journalists, protecting vulnerable sources, and maintaining ethical bearings in difficult situations.

NYU Ethics and Journalism Initiative Announces Finalists for the Inaugural Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism

Winners to be named in student, local, and international categories, with Dean Baquet serving as keynote speaker, at April 10 Paley Center event

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How Chalkbeat Protects The Students It Covers

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Do No Harm: Covering Gun Violence with ‘Radical Empathy’

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