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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.
NYU Ethics and Journalism Initiative Announces Finalists for the Inaugural Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism
Winners to be named in student, local, and international categories, with Dean Baquet serving as keynote speaker, at April 10 Paley Center event
Fostering a Culture of Newsroom Independence
How to fight anticipatory compliance.
How Chalkbeat Protects The Students It Covers
Interviewing students is a fundamental part of Chalkbeat's mission as an education-focused nonprofit newsroom that reports extensively on K-12 policy and experience. But how can newsrooms work with underage sources ethically?
Ethics and Diversity | Everyday Ethics
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.
How Newsrooms Should Cover Themselves
Looking beyond a mess at the Washington Post to more general rules
Anonymous Sources: How to Minimize Harm without Minimizing Impact
Many journalists have turned to anonymity as a default method for minimizing harm to story subjects. But how do we balance our obligation to sources with our ethical imperative to tell the full story?