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Political Endorsements Wane

February 26, 2025 admin 0

http://www.tomliberman.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists The freelancer who contacted the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists was troubled at learning that the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post had stopped endorsing presidential candidates prior to the last election. “I realize a newspaper isn’t necessarily required to issue […]

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Hawaii wants ethical media

February 11, 2025 admin 0

quillmag.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists The Society of Professional Journalists has had a love/hate relationship with its own code of ethics for a long time. It loves being praised for having a code of ethics that is admired by professional journalists and considered a “gold standard” […]

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Freelance Writing Grows

January 21, 2025 admin 0

http://www.thestatesman.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists Freelance writing is a swashbuckling sort of business where practitioners live by their wits and guile. It’s always been a tough business. But for some it got tougher as the newspaper business, which hired freelancers, took a nosedive. Unemployment among freelance […]

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Two Looted Newspapers

November 20, 2024 admin 0

theperfectresponse.pages.tcnj.edu image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists. The historic 20-year nosedive of the U.S. newspaper industry, shedding 77 percent of its jobs, is usually blamed on the internet and plummeting advertising revenue. Seldom does anyone mention management marauders who, in the name of shareholder value, strip newspapers of […]

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Making, Keeping Promises

September 2, 2024 admin 0

Quotesgram.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics Adviceline for Journalists We’ve been told since second grade to always keep our promises. We’re reminded right into adulthood of that golden rule, through business and family affiliations, our faith and our friendships. Journalists, too, are reminded of that in the Society of Professional […]

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AI Scandal Hits Wyo. Paper

August 21, 2024 admin 0

http://www.ctvnews.ca image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists In the first known case of deliberate falsification using artificial intelligence in journalism, a novice reporter for the Cody Enterprise has resigned and the editor apologized. The futuristic technology in this case fabricated quotes attributed to various people, including Wyoming’s governor, […]

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Death March Survivor

August 12, 2024 admin 0

Mario Tonelli before and after Bataan Death March — iavmuseum.org image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists The definition of hero is a person endowed with great courage and strength, one noted for feats of courage or nobility, or someone who risked or sacrificed their life. The term is […]

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Conflict of Interest Revisited

July 25, 2024 admin 0

scrippsmediaethicsblogspot.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists The beauty and serenity of a garden owned by a professional painter with colorful ideas seem safe topics to write about. That’s what a freelancer thought when she pitched that kind of story to a magazine editor in Seattle. The editor […]

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Dilemmas, Difficult Choices Again

July 10, 2024 admin 0

carleton.ca image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists One of the most frequently visited articles in the Ethics for Journalists AdviceLine archives was written in 2015 by Nancy J. Matchett, a former AdviceLine adviser. Titled “Dilemmas and Difficult Choices,” her article explained how to tell the difference between them. […]

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WaPo, E.I. and Ethics

June 11, 2024 admin 0

bernardmarr.com image By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists The news lately has been full of accounts of journalists or media companies accused of acting unethically or taking liberties with the work of others. Here’s how that shapes up. The Washington Post publisher, Will Lewis, is accused of offering an […]