Keeping the ethical flame alive
The Ethical Journalism Initiative website is a new campaign to rekindle old values in media worldwide launched by the International Federation of Journalists. The future of media is the hot topic everywhere, particularly as journalists and others wrestle with the rapid changes in the way journalism works. [..]
News
(Press Gazette) The Press Complaints Commission has upheld an accuracy complaint against the Hull Daily Mail over articles describing a local web publisher's links to the porn industry. [..]
(Press Gazette) Children and young people who appear in Crown Court trials should have a statutory right to appeal against a judge's decision to allow their identification, the Law Commission has [..]
(Press Gazette) Plans to give defendants in rape cases anonymity appear to have been dropped by the coalition Government. [..]
Activities
Workshop
Reuters course in Vietnam will focus on crisis reporting
November 01, 2010 - November 05, 2010
(Ijnet) Full-time professional journalists in Southeast Asia can apply for a five-day course on reporting crises and disasters, to take place in Hanoi, Vietnam. Deadline: October 18. [..]
Workshop
ICFJ offers online course on journalism ethics for Turkish journalists
August 06, 2010 - September 17, 2010
(ICFJ) The International Center for Journalists is offering an online course on journalism ethics for Turkish journalists from August 6 to September 17. Deadline to apply is July 30. [..]
(Ijnet) The Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR) is offering grants to investigative journalists in Africa to further their research on investigative pieces. [..]
Read All About it: the IFJ book on the story of ethical journalism with guidelines on how to defend standards in times of trouble
Campaigns
Video
Korea Youtube Protest
“At its best journalism can build bridges to change the world” Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Journalists’ [..]