Journalism Ethics & Professionalism

'Truth Vigilante' Remark by New York Times Public Editor Sparks Debate

Rules To Live By On The Job

Keeping Your Opinions Out of the Story

Journalism, Objectivity, Objectivity in News Reporting, Fox News, MSNBC

The Freedoms Guaranteed By The Constitution

This map from Freedom House shows where the press is free - and where it's not.

Sunshine Week Highlights the Right to Access Public Records

What is it, How Can You Avoid it?

Don't Make the Mistake of Citing Another Reporter's Work As Your Own

Plagiarism, Kendra Marr, Avoiding Plagiarism, Reporting for Local Newspapers

Journalism Ethics, Plagiarism, Politico Reporter Kendra Marr Fired for Plagiarism

Roy Peter Clark Talks About How to Avoid Plagiarism in an Online World

Phone-hacking Scandal, British Journalism, Journalism ethics

Don't Take Freebies, Don't Get too Chummy With Sources

Lessons Journalists Can Learn From the Shirley Sherrod Video Fiasco

Can Sensationalism Actually Serve a Function?

Charlie Sheen and Bizarre News Interviews - Should a Journalist Ever Refuse to Interview Someone?

Even a Conservative Blogger Agrees Video was Edited to be Misleading

James O'Keefe, ACORN, NPR and Undercover Journalism - When Should Journalists Go Undercover?

Japanese News Media, Nuclear Crisis - Are Japanese News Media Asking Government Tough Questions About Nuclear Crisis?

Journalism Ethics - Ethical Questions for Non-profit News Websites

How Do Journalists decide When to Publish Classified Documents?

What To Do When Sources Say Stupid Things

A Tough Question for Reporters Who Are Also Doctors

Don't Pay Sources for Information

We're all accustomed to hearing about corrupt politicians and crooked captains of industry, but there's something especially jarring when journalists are accused of behaving badly. Journalists, after all, are supposed to be the ones keeping a critical eye on the people in power (think Woodward and Bernstein.) So when the Fourth Estate turns to the dark side, where does that leave us?

Pictures From Haiti Quake and Video of Fatal Luge Crash Renew an Age-old Debate

Is the Conservative Network a Political Operation or a News Organization?

The Difference Between Objective Reporting and Opinion-Mongering

Cheerleading and Browbeating Are Not Objective Reporting

The Associated Press has stirred controversy with its decision to distribute a photograph of a dying Marine in Afghanistan. The photo shows fellow Marines tending to Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard just after he was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in southern Afghanistan. Bernard was seriously injured and died later.

From Bull Run to Khe Sanh, The Associated Press has been covering war for more than 160 years. And that coverage has almost always included graphic images of death on the battlefield. But since the Vietnam War, the U.S. military has placed restrictions on war correspondents that have resulted in fewer of those images reaching the public. Critics say the effect has been to sanitize war.

President Barack Obama received mostly positive press coverage in his first two months in office, a study finds.

A study that tracked campaign news for the six weeks following the conventions through the final debate, found that coverage of Sen. John McCain was "heavily unfavorable." "Unfavorable stories about McCain outweighed favorable ones by a factor of more than three to one — the most unfavorable of all four candidates," the study said.

The House passes a bill that would give limited protection in federal court to reporters who choose not to reveal confidential information or sources. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., chief sponsor of the Free Flow of Information Act, said sources won't give reporters important information if they're worried that their identities could be revealed.

Here's what you need to know to avoid libel and libel lawsuits.

Should Reporters Publish Stories That Could Jeopardize Criminal Investigations?

The NBC military analyst has ties to defense contractors

The Defense Department lifted an 18-year-old ban on the news media photographing the flag-draped caskets of fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Defense Secretary Robert Gates decided to allow photos of the caskets if the families of the dead agree.

Female Foreign Correspondents and Sexual Assault - Safety Tips for Female Foreign Correspondents