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
(NYT) A top editor of a weekly newspaper who recently called for the reform of China’s onerous household registration system, which restricts where people can live, has been forced out of his job in [..]
(Ijnet) Young people up to age 25 from around the world are encouraged to enter the PLURAL+ video festival online. This year's theme surrounds migration, identity, human rights, and diversity. [..]
(CJR) How much should you talk to someone off-record if they refuse to go on? Source: http://www.cjr.org/news_meeting/rahm_off_the_record.php
Activities
Workshop
Online course to train Latin American media professionals on new business models
June 19, 2010 - August 20, 2010
(Ijnet) Journalists, editors and media managers are invited to participate in an online course on new business models for journalism, offered by the Digital Journalism Center. Deadline: May 7. [..]
No matter what the beat or medium, young journalists are almost certain to encounter human tragedy in the course of their work. [..]
Workshop
Online course in Investigative Journalism open to Arab journalists
May 17, 2010 - June 26, 2010
(Ijnet) Arab journalists working in print, broadcast and online journalism are invited to apply for a six-week online training course in Investigative Journalism that will be held from May 17 to [..]
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’ [..]