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Ethics in comedy: For professional comedians, stealing jokes is no laughing matter. Jokes come in two parts, a setup and a punch line. Does ownership come with one, or both? From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives. Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Etiquette of linking: The New York Times standards editor tells why the company’s journalists should always link and credit, write Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Jason Koebler. It’s just good journalism to link. It’s free and easy. Readers like it.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Drone journalism: Flying drones are seen as tools for virtual reality and immersion journalism, allowing audiences to experience the sights and sounds of news events as if actually there. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Ethics of hugging candidates: A TV host touched off an ethics debate in 2016 by hugging political candidates. The Society of Professional Journalists ethics code does not outlaw hugging specifically, but it does warn against conflicts of interest. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives. Visit the Ethics AdviceLine […]

Digital dunces: Pew Research Center finds many American adults fail digital knowledge quiz. :While a majority of U.S. adults can correctly answer questions about phishing scams or cookies, other items are more challenging,” like two-factor authentication, says Pew.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Ethical robo-journalists: Here’s an ethics checklist for robot journalism. From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.     Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Janet Cooke’s world: Every student journalist should know about Cooke, the only reporter ever forced to return a Pulitzer Prize because her story about an eight-year-old heroin addict was a hoax. Bill Green, the Washington Post’s ombudsman, wrote a blistering report on the Post’s editorial lapses that is a model […]

Women in journalism: Women journalists in particular contend with unwanted presumptions, sexual harassment and the threat of gender-based violence, reports the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. “Listen to your internal radar.” From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives.   Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Journalists in love: A California newspaper editor says one of his reporters is having an affair with the mayor of a town the paper covers. What to do? From the Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists archives. Visit the Ethics AdviceLine blog for more.

Public trust in leaders: Pew Research Center finds Americans have varying degrees of confidence in those who hold important positions of power and responsibility. Public school principals, military leaders and police officers rank high in confidence. Religious leaders, journalists and local elected officials rank low.   Visit the Ethics […]