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Reporting on public safety without thoughtful consideration can lead to diminished accuracy and lack of depth that may leave audiences with a biased perception of which issues are truly important to communities.
Stel Kline, a transgender journalist who began hosting “Morning Edition” at SDPB last fall, was told they were “not objective” and had “a problem with authority.”
The new handbook will go beyond NPR’s existing ethics guide to focus on station-specific issues, such as editorial independence from university and school district licensees.
The station said Hugo Balta’s departure resulted from “undisclosed conflicts of interest” and violations of news standards.
A former BBC executive hopes to steer public media organizations toward using digital platforms and tools that reinforce their ethics and values.
Danielle Karson has reported for NPR since the 1980s.
Jacqui Helbert filed a lawsuit over her dismissal.
Last week’s firing of a reporter should be a learning experience for public media stations, particularly those licensed to entities with agendas that can easily clash with the mission of a news organization.
NPR called for an affirmation of editorial independence between WUTC and its university licensee.
The reporter’s story captured some candid remarks about proposed legislation that would affect transgender high-school students.
The reporter discusses how a not especially edgy meditation on journalistic standards got him fired.
The journalist believes public media’s standards for newsroom diversity and objective reporting are in conflict.
The ethical framework, which offers best practices for ensuring editorial independence, emerged from two years of work with grant-makers and leaders of nonprofit media outlets.
As a state-owned public broadcasting network, MPB has to ensure that its content is impeccably fair and accurate.
A survey finds wide agreement that reporters can participate in churches and coach sports but should avoid roles that involve fundraising or political organizing.
WORT’s reporters follow a code of ethics but are free to support causes they care about.
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s ethics code asks all employees to discuss plans for off-the-clock political activities with their supervisors.
When managers of news organizations state partisan views in public, it raises important questions about the appearance of bias.
Are journalists allowing themselves to be the instruments of policy advocacy?
Most newsrooms lack clear guidelines, and funders are upfront about agendas.