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Detecting deepfake videos: Fake videos pose a grave threat to the 2020 elections, writes Olivia Beavers, unless media adopt policies to tell real videos from forgeries. “In the internet age, newsrooms have scrutinized images and videos to determine whether they are authentic or fake,” she writes. “But deepfakes will be […]

Collaborative data journalism: ProPublica launches a guidebook on allowing hundreds of people to access and work with a shared pool of data, writes Rachel Glickhouse. It includes how to start newsroom collaborations, ways to collaborate and managing workflows. Taking on enormous projects with hundreds of journalists.   Visit the […]

Reporting hate speech, violence and terrorism: The Public Media Alliance of journalists in South East Asia adopts guidelines for covering hate speech, violence and terrorism. An action plan workshop developed policies beginning with definitions leading to “how journalists and media professionals should respond to such situations.”   Visit the […]

Why journalism matters: “Why journalism matters should be one of the most important questions of our age, writes Glynn Greensmith. It’s the path to becoming informed. “When journalists are targeted, arrested, beaten and murdered all over the world, it’s because the people doing it know how important journalism is,” Greensmith […]

Mass shootings spawn misinformation: Fact-checking the El Paso and Dayton shootings revealed three findings, write Daniel Funke, Susan Benkelman and Cristina Tardaguila. Conspiracy mongering, rumors via messaging apps and hoaxes abound.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Newsroom diversity failing: We must put the responsibility on the cultural institution we call journalism, not just its individuals or organizations, writes Kathleen McElroy. “Like all white patriarchal institutions in America, journalism has seen itself outside of and superior to race — and also by extension, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion […]

Reader habits keep digital subscribers: Reader habits are key to keep digital subscribers, writes Mark Jacob. The Medill Local News Initiative looked at reader behavior that leads to subscriber retention. Too much content was found to be overwhelming.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Sex abuse against freelancers unnoticed: Though sex abuse in newsrooms was a major story, writes Steven Potter, misconduct against freelance journalists got little attention. Women are especially vulnerable, he writes. They have little recourse against abusers and remain unprotected.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Non-daily dailies: We are on the brink of seeing major cutbacks in newspaper daily delivery and daily printing, writes Ken Doctor. “The big question now on many corporate tables is whether the right number of days to kill is five or six,” he writes.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine […]

Critique the critics: Columbia Journalism Review thinks critically about the role of criticism. “Do we need professional critics?” it asks. “There is something useful they can do: Show people what’s missing in their culture.”   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.