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10 March 2017
           

INSIDE ETHICS BLOG: Norwegian media launch campaign to support ethical journalism

This week major Norwegian media houses launched a campaign #ETTMINUTT – #AMINUTE – to ask people for a minute of their time to explain the importance of media pluralism, independent media and reliable journalism.

All Norwegian media houses were invited to join the campaign with a majority deciding take part by writing opinion pieces that are appearing as newspaper, digital and videos advertisements.

Most of the content, which is in Norwegian, is gathered on the website https://www.ettminutt.no and will be used as a media literacy resource for high schools students to raise awareness about the role of journalism in democratic societies and the importance of a free independent press.
 

Read more about the campaign here

PODCAST OF THE WEEK
This week the TheMediaBriefing podcast spoke to the director of the Ethical Journalism Network Aidan White about publishers, platforms and fake news, the ongoing problems for self-regulation in China and the pressures on journalists and publishers in the Global South.
ACTIVITIES

BREXIT, RACISM, FAKE NEWS
The Ethical Journalism Network's board member Chris Elliott - the former readers' editor of the Guardian - will be speaking at a conference organised by the National Union of Journalists' ethics council on 'Brexit, racism and fake news' on Saturday 11 March.

JOURNALISM UNDER FIRE
The Ethical Journalism Network's director Aidan White will participate in a panel discussion on media ethics as part of “Journalism under fire: challenges of our times” which will take place at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris on 23 March 2017.
TOP STORIES

Fight “fake news” with ethical news (GEN)

How to Escape Your Political Bubble for a Clearer View (NYT)
Covering protests and dissent — journalism in the heat of the moment (i-Media Strategies)
The growing problem of agitation against refugees online (DW)
How YouTube Serves As The Content Engine Of The Internet’s Dark Side (BuzzFeed)
AFRICA
ZAMBIA: Edgar Lungu joins the list of state leaders clamping down on press freedom (Mail & Guardian)
AMERICAS
MEXICO: Mexican Journalists Stand in Solidarity with US journalists (PEN)
US: Anonymity has its place in journalism (Maddison County Record)
US: Journalism Students Find All Media Had Negative Tilt During 2016 Election (University of Arkansas)
US: I Tried Trump’s Media Diet. Now Nothing Surprises Me Anymore (WIRED)
US: The dramatic difference between Mike Pence and Donald Trump when it comes to the press (Washington Post)
US: The Press and the People: College Journalism In a Trump Era (The Politic)
ASIA-PACIFIC
CHINA: Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Became a Global Information Power (CIMA)
EUROPE
UK: Why the law is little help for those who want to control the spread of fake news (Press Gazette)
UK: Facebook reported BBC journalists to the police after they sent it child exploitation images shared on the platform (Press Gazette)
EUROPE: Murder, assault and imprisonment among 'growing spectrum of threats' facing journalists in Europe (Press Gazette)
On 10 January 2017 the EJN published Ethics in the News, which looks at how media covered the UK vote to leave the European Union, the Trump election and the influence of fake news. We hear about the assault on free expression in Turkey, and the information war between India and Pakistan. The report examines the rise of hate speech, particularly in Asia, including a glossary for hate in Hong Kong. In Africa, we learn about the EJN’s ‘Turning the Page of Hate campaign. Media are warned that there is no honour in the so-called “honour killings” in Pakistan. We also hear about the success of the Panama Papers and get advice on how to deal with sources from the journalist that helped Edward Snowden reveal the secrets of United States’ global surveillance and snooping. It also features a thoughtful examination of how we use images to tell stories about migration.
 

New Translations of Hate Speech Test and Migration Coverage Guidelines


The EJN's 5-point test for hate speech is now available in: HungarianRomanian, Russian and Spanish

The EJN's Migration Reporting Guidelines in
HungarianRomanian, Russian and Spanish.

Download both infographics in more languages
from our website. 


If you would like to support the Ethical Journalism Network by translating our guidelines into you language contact Tom Law: tom.law@ethicaljournalismnetwork.org

Visit the Accountable Journalism database of codes of media ethics
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