Getting to the root of the problem: Journalism’s diversity problem
By Judah Martin When the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board met with adult film stars to decide on potential regulations for the industry in February 2016, The New York Times sent a white male reporter to cover the hearing. This decision was a mistake. Marveling at the fact that the “colorfully dressed” women were indeed […]
In case no one told you, some things are so wrong they’re not worth spending much time on in an ethics discussion
The third paragraph in Doing Ethics in Media: Theories and Practical Applications explains why the book runs 442 pages: If ethical decision making were simply a matter of choosing between right or wrong, good or bad, this would be a very short book. However, such choices are not always black or white; they’re much more […]
Bad journalism, bad ethics, or both? Poynter’s list of biggest news mistakes and Gallup’s “ethics in professions” poll may or may not be related
Two disparate pieces of annual news–Poynter’s list of the year’s media errors, and Gallup’s “honesty in professions” report–come together this week for a journalism ethics lesson, on a Poynter page with links to both stories but no connection. Poynter’s Craig Silverman released his yearly list of funny, scary, awful and goofy media errors for 2013, […]
On watching a media student steal from a restaurant (or, ‘How can I successfully teach media ethics when they don’t have much to start with?’)
The boy wanted sushi, so we ended up sitting next to a pair of university students around the grills of a Japanese restaurant where the chef puts on a show whether you want it or not. The chef was clearly enamored of the two girls, who ended up with much more food than me and […]
Walking away for ethical reasons pays off in case of CNET reporter
We recently wrote of CNET News’ problems with its parent CBS, in which the network told its tech news company to remove Dish’s “Hopper with Sling” device as a “Best of CES” product because CBS is suing Dish over the device. CBS hasn’t backed down much, and among the fallout is that Consumer Electronics Show […]
‘Doing Media Ethics’ highlighted at iMediaEthics.org
iMediaEthics.org has a new name, new look, and an interview with a co-author of Doing Media Ethics: Theories and Practical Applications. A hat tip to Sidney Smith, a key writer at the site and a former student of mine with the University of South Carolina’s senior-semester Carolina Reporter. –Chris Roberts