Ethics & Trust

Poynter's Coverage of Ethics & Trust

Vice presidential candidates JD Vance, left, and Tim Walz shake hands following Tuesday night’s VP debate. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Who won the VP debate? Moderators Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell had the slight edge.

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

Freedom of the press is waning. The next president can fix that.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket as Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington defends during a WNBA playoff game last Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

A USA Today columnist asked a fair question. The WNBA Players Association responded with an out-of-line statement.

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

The media can’t figure out how to cover Harris’ race, still struggles with Trump’s lies

A Volusia County deputy deputy ushers a sixth-grade child out of a police car before perp walking him to a cage. Mike Chitwood (right), Volusia County sheriff, explains that he plans to post mugshots of children who have been arrested for threatening school violence. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)

Journalists are mostly resisting this sheriff’s horrible precedent of naming a child

People gather outside a polling place located at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020, in Palm Beach, FL,  (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

A South Florida newspaper refused to publish a political candidate’s ‘myths and falsehoods’