Tag: Ethics
How public media can balance AI innovation and public trust
The CREATE framework provides a structured approach to help public media organizations navigate the complexities of AI, ensuring that these technologies are ...Why KPBS developed guidelines for public safety coverage — and why your news organization should, ...
Reporting on public safety without thoughtful consideration can lead to diminished accuracy and lack of depth that may leave audiences with a ...Host fired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting appeals dismissal
Stel Kline, a transgender journalist who began hosting “Morning Edition” at SDPB last fall, was told they were “not objective” and had ...Working group will help NPR develop new standards and ethics handbook
The new handbook will go beyond NPR's existing ethics guide to focus on station-specific issues, such as editorial independence from university and ...Former WTTW news director says colleagues’ objections to social media posts prompted ‘unfair’ firing
The station said Hugo Balta’s departure resulted from “undisclosed conflicts of interest” and violations of news standards.The Public Media Stack: imagining a better tech ecosystem for today’s pubmedia
A former BBC executive hopes to steer public media organizations toward using digital platforms and tools that reinforce their ethics and values.NPR catches longtime freelancer recycling audio in newscast spots
Danielle Karson has reported for NPR since the 1980s.University chancellor called for reporter’s firing from WUTC
Jacqui Helbert filed a lawsuit over her dismissal.3 warnings for news departments from the WUTC incident
Last week’s firing of a reporter should be a learning experience for public media stations, particularly those licensed to entities with agendas ...NPR chides Tennessee university over firing of public radio reporter
NPR called for an affirmation of editorial independence between WUTC and its university licensee.Tennessee station reportedly fires journalist after complaints from state lawmakers
The reporter’s story captured some candid remarks about proposed legislation that would affect transgender high-school students.‘The Pub’ #88: Lewis Wallace on getting fired from ‘Marketplace’
The reporter discusses how a not especially edgy meditation on journalistic standards got him fired.‘Marketplace’ reporter fired after post questioning objectivity in journalism
The journalist believes public media’s standards for newsroom diversity and objective reporting are in conflict.API publishes guidelines for philanthropic funding of news
The ethical framework, which offers best practices for ensuring editorial independence, emerged from two years of work with grant-makers and leaders of ...With growing emphasis on social media, MPB requires more staff to adhere to ethics code
As a state-owned public broadcasting network, MPB has to ensure that its content is impeccably fair and accurate.
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