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The ombudsman of the military news organization Stars and Stripes wrote an extraordinary op-ed this month, calling on Stripes’ readers to help its journalists preserve the outlet’s editorial independence from the U.S. Department of Defense. We asked her what readers and journalists should know.
A new report from TIME managing editor Lily Rothman reveals a shrinking wall between editorial and business decision-making, even as public trust in journalism wanes.
The newspaper’s investigative team showed its work in a lengthy editor’s note accompanying an investigative story on the Trump administration’s planning for Portland military operations.
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Excerpt from Stephen J. Adler’s keynote address at the “Journalism and Good Governance” conference at the University of Navarra School of Communication in Madrid, Spain: September 27, 2025
Why maintain a nationwide journalism code of ethics, as the Society of Professional Journalists does, when it is unenforceable and when most major news organizations have crafted excellent codes of their own? Why go to great lengths to assemble a high-powered group of editors and journalism teachers to update this unenforceable code – especially at […]
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How do you design an ethics code broad enough to apply to more than 30 newsrooms around the country but detailed enough to offer real value and guidance? We sat down with Amalie Nash, former head of transformation at The National Trust for Local News, to discuss how the Trust engaged newsroom leadership to create a timely and collaborative code.
Why maintain a nationwide journalism code of ethics, as the Society of Professional Journalists does, when it is unenforceable and when most major news organizations have crafted excellent codes of their own? Why go to great lengths to assemble a high-powered group of editors and journalism teachers to update this unenforceable code – especially at […]
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The ombudsman of the military news organization Stars and Stripes wrote an extraordinary op-ed this month, calling on Stripes’ readers to help its journalists preserve the outlet’s editorial independence from the U.S. Department of Defense. We asked her what readers and journalists should know.
A new report from TIME managing editor Lily Rothman reveals a shrinking wall between editorial and business decision-making, even as public trust in journalism wanes.
The newspaper’s investigative team showed its work in a lengthy editor’s note accompanying an investigative story on the Trump administration’s planning for Portland military operations.
Ethics and Democracy | Ethics and Technology
Excerpt from Stephen J. Adler’s keynote address at the “Journalism and Good Governance” conference at the University of Navarra School of Communication in Madrid, Spain: September 27, 2025
DECODED
Breaking down the ethics codes and guidelines shaping newsrooms across the industry.
How do you design an ethics code broad enough to apply to more than 30 newsrooms around the country but detailed enough to offer real value and guidance? We sat down with Amalie Nash, former head of transformation at The National Trust for Local News, to discuss how the Trust engaged newsroom leadership to create a timely and collaborative code.
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The ombudsman of the military news organization Stars and Stripes wrote an extraordinary op-ed this month, calling on Stripes’ readers to help its journalists preserve the outlet’s editorial independence from the U.S. Department of Defense. We asked her what readers and journalists should know.
Why maintain a nationwide journalism code of ethics, as the Society of Professional Journalists does, when it is unenforceable and when most major news organizations have crafted excellent codes of their own? Why go to great lengths to assemble a high-powered group of editors and journalism teachers to update this unenforceable code – especially at […]
Through a new training program, the inaugural Collier Awards, a series of NYU discussion panels and dozens of stories about ethical journalism, EJI made its mark in 2025.
Apply Today! DEADLINE EXTENSION: Submissions for the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism are due by Monday, December, 22, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
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A trio of seasoned climate reporters convened at New York University to discuss story selection, seeking comment from unsympathetic sources, and balancing coverage of individual and systemic issues.
Last week, two high-ranking BBC resigned after the leak of an internal report that criticized the network’s election-eve documentary about the president and accused the network of editing footage in a misleading manner. Alison Frankel delves into what did the BBC did wrong and the what ethical editing of broadcast coverage looks like.
The newspaper’s investigative team showed its work in a lengthy editor’s note accompanying an investigative story on the Trump administration’s planning for Portland military operations.
A new report from TIME managing editor Lily Rothman reveals a shrinking wall between editorial and business decision-making, even as public trust in journalism wanes.
How do you design an ethics code broad enough to apply to more than 30 newsrooms around the country but detailed enough to offer real value and guidance? We sat down with Amalie Nash, former head of transformation at The National Trust for Local News, to discuss how the Trust engaged newsroom leadership to create a timely and collaborative code.
Ethics and Democracy | Ethics and Technology
Excerpt from Stephen J. Adler’s keynote address at the “Journalism and Good Governance” conference at the University of Navarra School of Communication in Madrid, Spain: September 27, 2025
