Ethics and Democracy
Quitting In Protest or Staying to Fight: Ethical Considerations
Should a journalist stay or leave when newsroom management appears to be making editorial decisions for political, financial, or other non-journalistic reasons? The question has arisen dramatically at CBS’s 60 Minutes, of course, but also in recent years at The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, among others. Just last week, tech journalist Kara […]
Don Lemon Case Highlights Ethical Challenges of Covering Protests
The Trump Administration’s felony case against the former CNN anchor is an ominous development for journalists. Lemon’s livestreamed account of an activist operation in Minnesota is also an opportunity to dig into the tough ethical questions that arise from reporting on protests.
Q&A: Stars and Stripes Ombudsman Is Fighting for the News Site’s Independence
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.
What the BBC did wrong (and CBS didn’t): A Q&A with NYU Professor and TV news legend Joe Peyronnin
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.
What Journalists Really Believe About the Wall Between Edit and Business: Report
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.
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A Future for Journalism: Courage is Required
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
How Should News Organizations Respond to the Pentagon’s New Press Rules?
NYU journalism ethics professors weigh in.
The Ethics of Covering the Trump Administration: How News Outlets Handle Insults Embedded in the Administration’s Official Responses
We spoke with standards editors at Reuters, NPR, and more and found a sharp divergence among them on the question of whether to publish extraneous insults from Trump spokespeople.
Covering Migrants In An Age Of Mass Deportations
The stakes are high for reporters on the migrant beat. To provide guidance and insight, we asked a veteran immigration reporter about building trust, fielding requests for help, navigating Trump administration changes to enforcement, reader fatigue, and more.
Do We Really Know How Trump Decided to Bomb Iran?
Reporters and readers should be skeptical of unnamed “insiders.”
