Events
October 18, 2024
6:00-8:00pm
October 18, 2024 | 6:00-8:00pm
Reporting the Empire City: Ethical Reporting on Crime and Police
Register here “If it bleeds, it leads.” From the rise of true-crime podcasts to the rampant publication of crime blotters, mugshot galleries, and real-time police footage, sensationalized coverage of crime and policing is inescapable. In 2024, the Pew Research Center found local news coverage to be a key contributing factor to the perception among most […]
October 29, 2024
Noon to 2 p.m.
October 29, 2024 | Noon to 2 p.m.
Covering Immigration: Reporting Across Language, Cultural Divides
Reporting on immigration involves complex ethical issues – about protecting the privacy and safety of one’s sources, reporting across language and cultural divides, addressing the power gulf between reporters and their subjects, and considering legal risks to immigrants and their families, among others. Join us Oct. 29 for a Lunch & Learn session led by Mazin Sidahmed, co-executive director at Documented, an independent, non-profit newsroom dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City.
September 24, 2024
Noon to 2 p.m.
September 24, 2024 | Noon to 2 p.m.
Ethics of Medical Reporting With Dr. Jon LaPook of CBS News
Jon LaPook, M.D., chief medical correspondent for CBS News, will be the featured speaker at an Ethics & Journalism Initiative "Lunch & Learn" session on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
September 18, 2024
Noon to 2 p.m.
September 18, 2024 | Noon to 2 p.m.
Received Hacked Info? Now What?
The recent hack of Trump campaign documents raises important ethical considerations for journalists to weigh and debate: Under what circumstances, if any, is it ethical for journalists to publish information from hacked files, especially during an election race, and to what extent are the hackers' motivations relevant to the question?
April 8, 2024
Noon to 2 p.m.
April 8, 2024 | Noon to 2 p.m.
“AI News That’s Fit to Print” With Zach Seward of the New York Times
Zach Seward, editorial director of AI Initiatives at The New York Times, joined journalists and students for an Ethics & Journalism "Lunch & Learn" session to discuss how news organizations are "using AI in both supremely dumb and incredibly smart ways -- and lessons we can draw from both types of examples that illuminate the most ethical and effective applications for journalism." This event occurred on April 8, and you may read a recap and view the slides.
November 29, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ethics and Democracy | Ethics and Technology
November 29, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Panel Discussions
On Political Reporting, AI
Leading thinkers and journalists sparked lively discussion in two panels about political reporting and artificial intelligence at the launch event of the Ethics and Journalism Initiative. The event occurred on Nov. 29, 2023. You may read a recap or view a video of the entire conversation.
November 1, 2023
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
November 1, 2023 | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Marty Baron
In Conversation
Marty Baron, former executive editor of The Washington Post and author of “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post” discussed challenges covering politics in an age of disinformation and distrust. This event occurred on Nov. 1, 2023. You may read a recap or view a video of the entire conversation.