Events
October 23, 2025
1:00-3:00pm ET
October 23, 2025 | 1:00-3:00pm ET
Urgency, Uncertainty and Alarmism: Ethical Climate Coverage
Covering climate, from fires in Maui and Los Angeles to Texas floods to extreme heat across the country, is a diverse, sprawling, and ethically challenging beat. It often requires a full newsroom effort, pulling in reporters to address disasters and policy in a range of ways: tracking fast-moving developments in real-time, communicating scale and impact, and offering the documentation and resources that might aid communities in preparing for future destruction.
September 18, 2024
Noon to 2 p.m.
September 18, 2024 | Noon to 2 p.m.
WATCH NOW: 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.
WATCH NOW: “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
WATCH NOW: 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.
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