The Moviegoer’s Guide to Ethics
Summer prompts writers to create reading lists. My colleague, Chip Scanlan, offers a number of…
July 7, 2004
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Accent on Accuracy
I want my name spelled right. People usually do. Especially when their name appears in…
July 1, 2004
The Cost of a Free Trip
Imagine this: You're a journalist, attending a business reception to interview someone. On your way in,…
June 17, 2004
Common Challenges for Journalists & Their Customers
"Challenge your assumptions." That mantra makes sense for journalists and for news consumers. Whether we're…
June 4, 2004
Rules and Their Limits
Baby bibs usually conjure up images of tiny, smiling faces and mushy messes. But at…
May 21, 2004
Getting Naked About the News
“Aly Colón wants news reporters to get naked,” Jessica Raynor, an Amarillo Globe-News reporter, wrote…
May 6, 2004
Blogs and Ethics
The title of Stanley Kubrick's last movie "Eyes Wide Shut" popped into my head when I…
April 22, 2004
Joke or Insult?
My dad once tried to give some fatherly advice. "Son," he said, "you should never…
April 8, 2004
Faith, Not Fear
The names of news organizations making headlines because of ethical issues seem unending. The Blair/Bragg…
March 26, 2004
The Context Challenge
The benefit of thinking out loud is that it triggers more thinking. That happened recently…
February 25, 2004
Journalists, John Kerry, and Reporting Rumors
We have been talking about how the media is handling a rumor about John Kerry that emerged earlier this…
February 13, 2004
Doing Illustrations: A Question of Accuracy and Fairness
1. Does the illustration I'm creating, or using, depict that person's race, ethnicity, gender, sexual…
January 30, 2004
Making Good Newsrooms Better
When bad things happen in good newsrooms, we usually zero in on the journalist. What…
January 29, 2004
Great Journalists Credit Others
"Lesser artists borrow. Great artists steal." NPR correspondent Elizabeth Blair uttered those two lines in…
January 16, 2004
Putting Old Values to Work with New Tools
The craft of journalism dovetails with ethical decision-making in many ways. One of those ways involves…
December 12, 2003
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