Ethics and Diversity

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Why The Colorado Sun Remains Committed to Diversity

When I started reading through the newsroom ethics codes posted on our website earlier this year, I noticed an interesting trend: Even as U.S. businesses, federal agencies and major universities were rolling back initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, plenty of news organizations 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.

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

“The model should be going into stories with compassion, heart, and humility.” A new coalition is building stronger bridges between journalists and communities affected by shootings.

Covering Immigration Ethically Under Trump

Top immigration journalists from The New Yorker, ProPublica, Documented, and The CITY discuss how a second Trump presidency will inform their reporting.

Creators of ‘Empire City’ podcast discuss NYPD past and present, what media gets wrong about police

Ryan Howzell, project manager of NYU’s Ethics and Journalism Initiative, moderated the panel. The conversation ranged from technical discussions about the creators’ archival research process to the media’s central role in shaping public understanding of the police.

Confronting Falsehoods Carries Risks for the Press. So Does Ignoring Them.

Donald Trump's and J.D. Vance's recent comments about Haitian immigrants present a familiar challenge to journalists: how to report on misinformation without amplifying it.

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Guest Column: Is An On-The-Record Interview a Sign of Journalistic Virtue? I’m Not So Sure.

When I started in journalism in the mid-1980s I was given a diktat. Never share a quote in advance with an interview subject. I never did.