JTC411 - Media Ethics & Issues

These Web pages include or provide links to useful material on ethics, sometimes specifically about media ethics. 

Center for Journalism Ethics. School of Journalism & Mass Communication. University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Articles of interest. For example, Does the Press Still Care About Women’s Rights? (Sue Steinberg January 18, 2010). Left hand menu has links to: Feature Articles; Journalism Ethics in the News; Resources for Journalists; Researching Journalism Ethics; Global Journalism Ethics; Online Journalism Ethics; Citizen Journalism; Media Law; Journalism Ethics in Review; Reviews; and Interviews.

Ethics. Society of Professional Journalists.

Code of ethics of the society, available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Slovene, Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, German, Greek, Hungarian, and Macedonian.. Articles about ethics and journalisms. The site has a lot of other useful information, including case studies.

Ethics Codes. Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Links to "ethics guidelines from various news organizations worldwide."

Ethics Resource Center (ERC).

The Resources tab has a "collection of useful ethics tools," surveys, Webcasts, documents, and other materials.

 Journalism Ethics Cases Online. Indiana University School of Journalism.

"This set of cases has been created for teachers, researchers, professional journalists and consumers of news to help them explore ethical issues in journalism." Arranged by: Aiding Law enforcement; Being first; Bottom-line decisions; Controversial photos; Covering politics; Getting the story; Handling sources; Invading privacy; Military issues; Naming newsmakers; Other topics; Sensitive news topics; and Workplace issues.

The New York Times Company Policy on Ethics in Journalism. The New York Time Company.

One newspaper's policy on ethics in journalism. Covers on the job and on own time.

NYU Journalism Handbook for Students: Ethics, Law & Good Practice. Department of Journalism at New York University.

Online handbook. Comments on the text are included. Chapters are: Introduction; Integrity; Human Sources; Research Materials & Copyright; Privacy vs. the Public's Right to Know; Potential Conflicts of Interest; Legal; Point of View; Quotes; Cardinal Sins; Ethics Pledge; and Journalism Resources on the Web.

Poynter Online. Poynter Institute.

 News & tips, podcasts, etc. Online articles assigned topics.

The Smoking Gun.

Reports of events in the news. Archive is searchable. Mug shots of arrestees by area, e.g. sports, Hollywood, icons, etc. Backstage has information on performers' catering and other requests.

What Are the Ethics of Online Journalism? OJR: The Online Journalism Review.

Principles for good writers.