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The Challenge of Anonymity: Tips from the EJN for Countering Hate Speech 27 Aug 2013 | 02:36 pm
By Stefanie Chernow Is there a place for anonymous comments in the information age? With trolls spewing hate speech at a rate which overwhelms news community managers, several regional and national ne...
The Ethical Insider: A Key Person in Building Journalism for the Future 22 Aug 2013 | 03:58 pm
Journalism and media are changing fast, but when it comes to correcting our mistakes we are still in the slow lane. KIRK LaPOINTE, Executive Director of the Organisation of News Ombudsmen (ONO), says ...
Politics and Media Ethics: Is it Dangerous to Work with the UN? 13 Aug 2013 | 03:19 pm
An old argument about the threat of governmental interference in journalism is back on the agenda of the Ethical Journalism Network. Thirty years ago journalists’ groups and some free media campaigner...
New Media Legislation in Macedonia: International Feedback Wanted 12 Aug 2013 | 03:54 pm
The Macedonian government is in the process of creating a new media legislation, and the EJN is assisting in getting international feedback on the draft laws. Hearings have already begun, yet this con...
Ethical Journalism in Action: Combating Bias and Discrimination 5 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
By Stefanie Chernow In a world of prejudice and bias, perhaps the greatest challenge for journalists is to live up to the task of fair and balanced reporting. Fairness is never guaranteed, but journal...
Director’s Letter: August 2013 5 Aug 2013 | 03:56 pm
Dear Friends, The holiday period has eased the travel schedule, but the EJN is continuing to move forward. Our communications work is being revamped with the help of Stefanie Chernow, formerly with th...
How Tragedy Strikes When Journalism and Social Media Lack Ethics and Humanity 31 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
The life and tragic death of student Sunil Tripathi, recently documented by the New York Times, is a shocking case study of the threat posed to the open information society when social networks get in...
Now Here’s Some Good News: Ethical Journalism In Action 25 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
By Stefanie Chernow A search for “media ethics” on Twitter will normally show just how much of a challenge it is fight for standards in journalism. In the last few days there have been a couple of exa...
British Public Backs Government Over Press in Regulation Battle 24 Jul 2013 | 07:09 pm
Back from holiday, I find a story that won’t be making headlines in the British tabloid press – that the public prefers the government’s vision of press regulation to that of industry. According to an...
A Whole New Kind of Journalism? A Dissenting View 19 Jul 2013 | 10:40 pm
The below post was written by Thomas Kent (Deputy managing editor and standards editor for The Associated Press) and originally published on the Huffington Post. You can follow Thomas Kent on Twitter ...
