Ethics AdviceLine

Broadcast transparency: Knight-Cronkite News Lab study finds that showing the process of reporting a story increased trust in broadcast news. Secret to earning audience trust is “show your work.”   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Vanishing copy editors: Copy editors were among the first to be axed in the internet mass communications revolution, writes Rosie DiManno. “It is wacko, to me, that newspapers — where accuracy and clean content have always been of utmost importance — would view copy editors as expendable. The upshot has […]

Ethics of purging from news archives: A California editor says people want old stories about them removed from web archives. Ethicist David Ozar says the first issue is what benefit archives offer a community as an historical record. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.     Visit the […]

Twitter ethics and best practices: David Craig tells how to meet the goal of ethical truth-telling within the format. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives. https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org/2014/12/10/3-ethical-pressu… Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

The backgrounder blight: A Washington Post reporter offers an interview “on background.” The Post’s media critic calls that transparency. Are they nuts? Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Defining conflict of interest: There’s no single definition, writes Nancy Matchett. It’s an “open concept.” “It is a reason why ethical professionals sensibly seek advice from time to time.” From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Hurricane hoaxes: “Hurricanes, just like floods or earthquakes, are commonly surrounded by hoaxes and might trigger the sharing of false information,” writes Cristina Tardaguila. Make sure you know where to find official information.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Seeking the under 35 reader: A Reuters Institute report finds young people prefer social media and news aggregators over traditional broadcast or print media. They use news to fulfill social and personal needs. They don’t seek news; it comes to them.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Ethics puzzler; you decide: Three California universities paid the Orange County Register $275.000 for a year’s worth of weekly sections featuring campus life. A smart way to raise revenue, or a serious breach of journalism ethics? From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives. https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org/2013/09/18/smart-way-to-rai…or-ethics-breach/ Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog […]

Ethics quiz: What major journalism organization voted unanimously — twice — to adopt its code of ethics at its 1973 annual convention? Strange but true. You’re really smart if you can answer this.     Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.