PressEthic

The Judy Miller affair has caused the USA to drop rapidly in the World Press Freedom Index. The ramifications of her imprisonment are a form of censorship on the media.

Neutrality and objectivity are not synonymous. Neutrality is a necessary precondition for the objective reporter, but not the end goal of a news story.

Peter Kent - the Canadian News Man and Conservative Party candiate - claims liberal bias in Canadian Media

Is it ethical for a documentary to complicitly film a criminal activity or activity that will bring harm to other? Especially when they have the power to prevent the activity.

Mobile technology is giving rise to the citizen journalist. Such journalists offer immediate news coverage, however they may fall short of ethical expectations.

A court ruling has protected anonymity for bloggers. Is this necessarily a good thing for democracy?

Scholarships from the Sulzberger family facilitate racial diversity in newsrooms. Racial diversity requires diversity in journalism education.

A 5.30pm a press conference was held by Mayor Bloomberg revealing the existence of a threat on the New York City subway was hyped by CNN. Visual images accompanying the press conference made it seem as if a terrorist attack was imminent.

A follow up to Joseph Michener's blog on undercover journalism. What are the ethical implications of undercover journalism? When is it justified?

Claims made by officials regarding murders and sexual assaults in the Superdrome after Katrina have recently been found to be over-exaggerated. These reports found their way into the media, and were often treated as fact. Given the incredibly extreme situation, to what extent can you expect journalists to check their sources?

Is it too soon to joke about Hurrican Katrina

Two serious mistakes at the Washington Post make you wonder...

Homosexual stereotypes perpetuated in NYT article.

Dusting off the caluclator - I found a third of all stories in the front section of the NYT were related to Hurricane news. Does this extensive coverage come at the price of other news stories?

As newspapers look for alternate sources of revenue, will it become increasingly difficult for bloggers to link to sources of free news content?