Advancing ethical journalistic practices in the public interest.
For student journalists, covering campus news for decades is increasingly likely to raise complicated ethical and legal questions—from how to stay safe when faced with law enforcement and possible disciplinary action, to legal rights student journalists have when covering campus protests.
This startup nonprofit, which was born out of the 2020 George Floyd protests, embraces community advocacy in the tradition of what it calls “the radical Black press.”
Ethics and Journalism Initiative Director Stephen J. Adler on why “takedowns” pose serious risks to free speech and the historical record and are unlikely to offer actual protection.
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.
Reporters and readers should be skeptical of unnamed “insiders.”
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As editors debate whether to scrub names and identifying features from past and future articles, we’re revisiting our guidance on when – and how – to work with anonymous sources.
DECODED
Breaking down the ethics codes and guidelines shaping newsrooms across the industry.
The nonprofit’s co-founder says its resources page is service journalism for the communities Documented covers.
Reporters and readers should be skeptical of unnamed “insiders.”
Resource of the Week:
As editors debate whether to scrub names and identifying features from past and future articles, we’re revisiting our guidance on when – and how – to work with anonymous sources.
For student journalists, covering campus news for decades is increasingly likely to raise complicated ethical and legal questions—from how to stay safe when faced with law enforcement and possible disciplinary action, to legal rights student journalists have when covering campus protests.
This startup nonprofit, which was born out of the 2020 George Floyd protests, embraces community advocacy in the tradition of what it calls “the radical Black press.”
Ethics and Journalism Initiative Director Stephen J. Adler on why “takedowns” pose serious risks to free speech and the historical record and are unlikely to offer actual protection.
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.
DECODED
Breaking down the ethics codes and guidelines shaping newsrooms across the industry.
The nonprofit’s co-founder says its resources page is service journalism for the communities Documented covers.
THE ETHICS DIGEST
Pointing you toward the latest news stories and initiatives that place ethics at the forefront.
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Looking for more information on AI usage for your pitches and essays? Want to know more about how the biggest publications treat ethics in their newsrooms? We compile all of these sources (and more) in our resources library.
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Journalistic ethical standards that form the profession’s foundation.
Ethical implications and challenges that arise from evolving technology.
Ethical reporting on diverse communities and building ethical structures within newsrooms.
Ethics, journalism and the democratic process in an increasingly polarized world.
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Reporters and readers should be skeptical of unnamed “insiders.”
For student journalists, covering campus news for decades is increasingly likely to raise complicated ethical and legal questions—from how to stay safe when faced with law enforcement and possible disciplinary action, to legal rights student journalists have when covering campus protests.
The nonprofit’s co-founder says its resources page is service journalism for the communities Documented covers.
This startup nonprofit, which was born out of the 2020 George Floyd protests, embraces community advocacy in the tradition of what it calls “the radical Black press.”
Including the need to listen to customers and adopt more flexible practices.
Ethics and Journalism Initiative Director Stephen J. Adler on why “takedowns” pose serious risks to free speech and the historical record and are unlikely to offer actual protection.
At THE CITY, journalists can participate in civic life – but only if the activity doesn’t conflict with their beats.
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.
Everyday Ethics | The Collier Award
Reporting on Amazon, hostile state governments, and universities; working with survivors of trauma; and explaining their decision-making to audiences and more at the first annual Collier Awards Symposium for Ethics in Journalism held April 11, 2025.
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.
