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Election Ethics Dilemma

September 23, 2020 admin 0

  empowerla.org image   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists Elections often are seen as a chance to toss the rascals out of office. But what if a reporter is worried that his work might allow a rascal to get into office? That was the dilemma facing Victor Crown, […]

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Ethics Quiz Answers

September 9, 2020 admin 0

  pakistankakhudahafiz.com image   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists. No doubt you’ve been waiting for the answers to that journalism ethics quiz posted earlier featuring samples of questions answered in the past by the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists. Some people just can’t resist matching their wits with AdviceLine […]

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An Ethics Quiz

August 19, 2020 admin 0

  desktop-documentaries.com photo   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists A pandemic makes journalism ethics more important. The truth is more important than ever as rumors and false information swirl. That’s where making ethical decisions comes into play. It’s hard to do it alone. That’s why the Ethics AdviceLine […]

Chicago Headline Club Foundation announces Brownlee winner, internship grants

July 27, 2020 admin 0

Adam Mahoney, a third-year journalism/sociology major at Northwestern University, is the recipient of the annual Chicago Headline Club Les Brownlee Scholarship, the Headline Club Foundation announced today. The Foundation also awarded $5,000 grants to two non-profit news start-ups, Block Club Chicago and Injustice Watch. The Chicago Headline Club is the […]

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Lessons From Plagues

August 5, 2020 admin 0

    European plague. the guardian.com photo.   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists   The history of plagues and pandemics shows some similarities in the way they spread, and how people react. Travelers, whether soldiers or traders, often were the super spreaders of their day. Quarantine is a centuries-old […]

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Face Masks Gain Credibility

July 15, 2020 admin 0

  St. Joseph Medical Center photo   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists “Oh, what a tangled web we weave…when first we practice to deceive.” – Walter Scott. The debate or confusion over wearing a mask as a defense against coronavirus-19 is a tangle of mixed messages that began […]

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Pandemic Spurs a Migration

July 1, 2020 admin 0

Immigration.  wnd.com image   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists   The covid-19 pandemic is spurring a migration, one of many in human history, from crowded big cities where death tolls are rising to smaller cities, suburbs and rural areas thought to be safer from the scourge. Humans are […]

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Stop Cringe Worthy Clichès

June 17, 2020 admin 0

Messiahnetwork.org image   By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists   “Thanks for having me!” You hear that over and over again, on radio and television. People express their gratitude for being invited to speak or appear as guests. They are trying to be polite, but they are trite. And […]

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Predicting a Future With Covid-19

June 3, 2020 admin 0

Predicting a future with covid. Barrymoltz.com photo By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists “Life as we know it” is a phrase used so blithely and innocently in the past, before the coronavirus ushered in a global pandemic that turned life as we know it into a big mystery. How […]

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Coronavirus Taking Mental Health Toll

May 20, 2020 admin 0

Covid-19 taking a mental health toll. Web24.news photo. By Casey Bukro Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists Writers often resort to the word “dystopian” to signify an imaginary place of misery and dread, a place beloved by horror and science-fiction movie fans. Then along came covid-19, and the world finds it is […]