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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 – September 2025 Edition
September 18, 2025 Our Responsibility as Skeptics; Collier Awards Launch; Navigating Trump’s Anti-Journalism Disparagement; Beyond AI Sensationalism; Practical Tips for Working with PR Reps; Climate Event Oct. 23; Hacks and Departures Ethics Insight It’s Better to Be Skeptical Than “Friendly” One winter day in New York City some years ago, a top media regulator for […]
Ethics in Action – July 2025 Edition
July 22, 2025 ICE raids and immigration reporting: lessons from the field; Censoring expletives?; New ethics judge; Climate reporting event; Writing headlines: ethics v. SEO; Return to campus; AI mandates Ethics insight Covering Migrants in an Age of Mass Deportations By Alison Frankel, Senior Advisor with Mica Rosenberg, Investigative Reporter, ProPublica The stakes are high […]
Ethics in Action – April 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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 2024 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 2024 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: […]
Ethics in Action – October 2024 Edition
October 15, 2024 Audience transparency in the final weeks of election season, new AI guidelines for documentary producers, navigating Springfield misinfo. Ethics Insight Received Hacked Info? Now What? This summer, when “Robert,” an anonymous source with alleged ties to Iranian hackers, provided reporters at New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico with internal Trump […]