Events

Ethics and Democracy | Everyday Ethics

Covering protests, climate, politics, and more come with unique safety risks. On December 4, Kerry Paterson, director of global safety, risk and resilience at the Associated Press and former deputy director of emergencies at the Committee to Protect Journalists, led a workshop offering strategies for protecting yourself and your newsroom.

Ethics and Technology | Everyday Ethics

On Nov. 19, the Ethics & Journalism Initiative hosted a Lunch & Learn session featuring Corinne Perkins, North America Editor, Reuters Pictures; Sandra Stevenson, Deputy Photography Director at The Washington Post; and award-winning photojournalist Victor Blue.

Ethics and Diversity

On Oct. 29, the Ethics & Journalism Initiative hosted a Lunch & Learn session led by Mazin Sidahmed, co-executive director at Documented, and featuring Jonathan Blitzer of The New Yorker; Mica Rosenberg, an investigative reporter covering immigration for ProPublica; and Gwynne Hogan, Brooklyn reporter at the CITY.

“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 Americans that […]

Everyday Ethics

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Ethics & Journalism Initiative hosted a "Lunch & Learn" session with Jon LaPook, M.D., chief medical correspondent for CBS News.

Ethics and Democracy

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?

Ethics and Technology

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.

Ethics and Democracy | Ethics and Technology

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.

Ethics and Democracy

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.