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Ethical Journalism News
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| As we launch the latest phase of our work, including a decision taken in December to reinforce our legal status and to prepare a strategy for our further development, we owe much to the commitment of a growing group of individuals and organisations dedicated to our core objective to strengthen the craft of journalism.
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| When journalists interact with commenting communities it can make a huge difference to the level of ‘uncivil’ comments, a new study suggests. (journalism.co.uk) |
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| A Grantland article outing a trans person sparked a furore. Transparency doesn’t account for the fact that a journalist’s truth is not greater than that of their subjects. (The Guardian) |
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| Former footballer Stan Collymore has accused Twitter of not doing enough to combat abusive messages after he was targeted by internet trolls. (BBC) |
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| A quarterly review over the past 11 years of NPR’s coverage of Israel and the Palestinians—a self-assessment that may be unique in the annals of American journalism—comes to an end with the attached last report that finds lack of completeness but strong factual accuracy and no systematic bias. (NPR) |
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Resources
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| A quick overview of the principles of media law and self-regulation in a democratic society. This presentation was given during a seminar on media self-regulation in Cairo, Egypt.
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Building Trust In Media Futures
| How can the media ensure the future of journalism is ethical? The EJN provides a short presentation with key principles that are vital to journalism’s bright future. |
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| Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice makes ethics accessible and applicable to media practice, and explains key ethical principles and their application in print and Broadcast Journalism, public relations, advertising, marketing, and digital media. (Pulist)
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Events
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Brussels, Belgium
More information coming soon. If you’d like to attend the EJN members meeting, please contact Stefanie Chernow at [email protected].
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Yangon, Myanmar
With Myanmar’s dramatic media reforms in the past two years, the upcoming international media conference in Yangon has been drawing a lot of enthusiasm and anticipation. EJN Director Aidan White will be a speaker at the conference and will discuss how to build ethical journalism practices.
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| The 2014 Congress – which will be held in April, just before the South African presidential election – will explore a number of key topics, including: the Chinese Government’s Role in the Developing World, a look at the ‘new’ South Africa and its media 20 years on, new technologies for distribu
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