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14 February 2019
           

Cairncross: UK review into a sustainable future for journalism

A plan for greater media literacy in the UK is one of the recommendations made from a UK review into a sustainable future for journalism.

Dame Frances Anne Cairncross, a British economist, journalist and academic, with the support of an expert panel, was tasked with preparing the report by the UK government “looking at how to sustain the production and distribution of high-quality journalism in a changing market.”

The review received 757 responses from academics, advertising executives, journalists, industry bodies, online platforms, politicians, publishers and general/public responses including a 15-page submission from the
Ethical Journalism Network.
READ ABOUT THE EJN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORT

Ethics Through The Lens: Covering The Drug War In The Philippines

In the sixth of our series of “Ethics in the News” events at the Frontline Club, the EJN has teamed up with the Photo Ethics Centre to hold a discussion with award-winning Filipino photojournalist Raffy Lerma.
 
7 pm Monday 25 February 2019, Frontline Club, London

What are the experiences and challenges of reporters covering anti-drug operations in the Philippines, night by night? In such parlous working conditions, how and why do they continue? Can their work really shape public discourse?

Join Filipino photojournalist Raffy Lerma, chair of the Ethical Journalists Network Dorothy Byrne (Head of Channel 4 News and Current Affairs) and founder of the Photo Ethics Centre Savannah Dodd to try and understand life behind the lens – and the ethical challenges of looking through it – while covering horrific stories of human rights abuses. 

FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK TICKETS HERE

More than 100 media outlets and organizations back the Journalism Trust Initiative

The EJN’s founder and president, Aidan White, is chairing one of the committees as part of the Journalism Trust Initiative convened by RSF.

For more background, read Aidan’s blog 
“Building Trust: How Can Media Demonstrate Their Commitment to Free and Independent Journalism?”

The Journalism Trust Initiative proposed and organized by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its partners, EBU, AFP and GEN, entered its decisive phase this week. The second out of four workshops under the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) rules was hosted by UNESCO in its Paris headquarters on Tuesday, 5 February.

The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) aims at creating a mechanism to reward media outlets for providing guarantees regarding transparency, verification and correction methods, editorial independence and compliance with ethical norms. Launched by Reporters sans frontières and its partners, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Agence France Presse (AFP) and the Global Editors Network (GEN), the initiative is pursuing a self-regulatory and voluntary, though authoritative process.

At the meeting in Paris on Tuesday (Feb 5), the group of stakeholders, composed of around 120 representatives of media outlets, regulatory authorities, tech companies, academia and international organizations, discussed first drafts of indicators to identify trustworthy journalism and thus, guide both human and algorithmic decision making in news distribution and consumption.
READ THE RSF PRESS RELEASE HERE
  • EBU and partners move forward on defining indicators for trusted news (EBU)
HANNAH STORM APPOINTED NEW CEO OF THE ETHICAL JOURNALISM NETWORK
Hannah Storm joins the EJN on 15 April from the International News Safety Institute (INSI) where she has been the Director since 2012.
READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE
Webinar & Workshop to develop Guidelines for Reporting Terrorism & Countering Hate Speech for Southeast Asia
Public Media Alliance (PMA) in partnership with UNESCO and with support from the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) and Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), is pleased to announce a workshop and webinar to develop Guidelines for Reporting Terrorism & Countering Hate Speech for Southeast Asia.
READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR BLOG

Collaborating with NGOs: A Strategic Alliance Approach for Journalists
The question on the table is no longer whether, but how investigative reporters can collaborate with NGOs. The main hurdles concern ethics and credibility. 

Online course addresses copyright challenges in Africa

Copyright issues persist throughout Africa, and media professionals are fighting a battle of protecting and monetizing their work. Journalists, in particular, are struggling with competing media outlets plagiarizing the articles they publish.
Why ethical journalism matters for newsrooms and their audiences 
Following the EJN's session on good governance, self-regulation as a means to build trust with audiences IJNET wrote a blog about the EJN's work with award-winning Jordanian new website 7iber over the last year using the EJN's Ethical Media Audit Process. You can also read the article in EspañolPortuguês简体中文, and عربى.
Scroll down for our summary of global media ethics news.
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WHAT WE ARE READING

Podcast: Layoffs and the argument for civic media (CJR)
Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy (Aspen Institute)

DATA & PRIVACY

New UN deal with data mining firm Palantir raises protection concerns (IRIN)

PLATFORMS & SOCIAL MEDIA

- We need an information diet (Equal Times)
- Happy birthday, Facebook! These are the 10 most important moments in your not-so-great relationship with the news industry (Nieman Lab)
- Snopes pulls out of its fact-checking partnership with Facebook (Poynter)
- Facebook removes 22 more pages connected to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and InfoWars (CNN)
- Will
Chinese firm's stake in Reddit normalise censorship? (Guardian/Emily Bell)

MEDIA DIVERSITY

- Guidance for Reporting on Islam, Muslims in the works (iMediaEthics)
- A Secret Facebook Group Of Twitter Personalities Has Been Coordinating Harassment Against Women (BuzzFeed)

FUNDING JOURNALISM

How foundation funding changes the way journalism gets done (CJR)

GLOBAL MEDIA ETHICS NEWS

AFRICA

Why are so many African leaders shutting off the Internet in 2019? (Washington Post
KENYA: Report finds Kenyan women journalists face online harassment, makes recommendations (IJNET)
NIGERIA: 4 tips for journalists covering the 2019 Nigerian elections (IJNET)
UGANDA: Regulator orders news website suspended and threatens criminal charges (CPJ)

AMERICAS

CANADA: BuzzFeed News and the Toronto Star team up to report on misinformation around the Canadian election (Nieman Labs)
US: Trump Discusses Claims of ‘Fake News,’ and Their Impact, With New York Times Publisher (NYT)
US: Jill, say you’re sorry: By not calling it plagiarism, you’re hurting all of journalism (Poynter)

ASIA

SOUTHEAST ASIA: The rise of disinformation and censorship in south-east Asia (Equal Times)
CHINA: A Leaked Memo Says Chinese State TV Registered As A Foreign Agent "In The Spirit Of Cooperation" (BuzzFeed)

EUROPE

The Charter on journalists working conditions (full document) (EFJ)
RUSSIA: French prosecutors tied to Macron attempt newsroom raid after critical stories (CJR)
RUSSIA: New bills criminalise 'false information' and insults to the state (IFEX)
UK: Boosting local news with data journalism and automation (CJR)
UK: Journalism is foundering, but is there a light at the end of the tunnel? (Guardian Opinion)
UK: Labour call to break up digital giants to protect users (BBC)
UK: Dear foreign secretary, here’s how to protect journalists and press freedom (The Conversation)

MIDDLE EAST

AFP extends its Facebook fact-checking into Arabic (France24)

OPPORTUNITIES

Reporters in the Field - The grant for your cross-border research (Robert Bosch Stiftung)
Reporting on Vulnerable Children in Care (Thomson Reuters Foundation)
Call for proposals: Media and Information Literacy for Civil Society Organisations in 5 Western Balkan Countries (SEENPM)

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