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Our monthly newsletter breaking down what’s happening in the world of journalism ethics, what’s working and what’s not, and how we as journalists can do better + real-time updates about our events, analysis, and discussions on the latest in journalism ethics.

Ethics in Action – April Edition

April 30, 2025 Award-winning ethical journalism, Can Journalists Be Political?, What’s Missing from DEI Rollback Coverage, Resource Library, Student Journalism & Trump’s Visa Crackdown Ethics Insight Ethical Journalism Worth Celebrating “We have a lot of awards in journalism, but this one feels like the start of something special. It forced us to focus not only […]

Ethics in Action – March Edition

March 20, 2025 Ethics & Diversity; Collier Awards: Celebrate & Read Our Top Picks; Forming Equitable Partnerships Overseas; Anonymous Sources & Trust; AI Citations; Balancing “Criticism and Praise” Ethics Insight Doubling Down on Diversity When I started reading through the newsroom ethics codes posted on our website earlier this year, I noticed an interesting trend: […]

Ethics in Action – February Edition

February 20, 2025 Creating Solidarity, Join Us: Ethics in Overseas Reporting, Interviewing Minors, Campus News, Covering Gun Violence: Connecting Journalists with Victims Ethics Insight Fostering a Culture of Newsroom Independence How to fight anticipatory compliance Media self-censorship, anticipatory compliance, capitulation, bending the knee. Whatever you call it, it represents one of the most insidious means […]

Ethics in Action – January Edition

January 30, 2025 Overcoming cynicism, Awards Talk: Save the Date & Minimizing Harm, Ethics & Overseas Reporting, Safety X Ethics, Reporting No-Comments Ethics Insight Does It Still Make Sense To Be a Journalist? This is the question I hear most from students and early-career reporters. It is usually posed something like this: “Journalism jobs are […]

Ethics in Action – December Edition

December 19, 2024 Looking Back/Looking Ahead, Inaugural Collier Award Submissions, Photojournalism Ethics, Immigration Reporting Under Trump Ethics Insight What We’ve Learned in 2024 & What We’re Watching in 2025 How to fight anticipatory compliance In our first edition of this newsletter, we promised to explore what’s happening in the world of journalism ethics, to identify […]

Ethics in Action – November Edition

November 21, 2024 Celebrating Ethical Journalism, Overcoming Newsroom Myopia Post-Election, Ethics Chatbots, & Upcoming Events + Our New Look 🎉 Ethics Insight Why We’re Celebrating Ethical Journalism News audiences seldom see or appreciate the myriad ethical questions that may arise during the reporting and editing of stories, and sometimes our audiences have questions of their own: […]