NPR reporter Phillip Reeves’ story about a YouTube video that showed the Taliban flogging a teenager, which was her punishment for being seen in public with a man who wasn’t her husband, aired during the April 7th segment of “Morning Edition.”
Some listeners have complained that the story, which opened with Reeves talking over a 26-second [...]

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During Diane King’s “Your Money” segment on HLN (CNN’s Headline News) Wednesday morning, she reported that the Federal Reserve may be willing to be more open with the public.
According to a bank “official,” who was speaking on background, the Federal Reserve was not ruling out regular news conferences to discuss monetary policy. In addition [...]

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The LA Times inserted itself into an ethical dilemma Thursday when it published a front-page advertisement that resembled a news story.

According to the story, which was written by two of the paper’s own reporters (an ethical issue in itself!  See my April 3 blog “Covering Yourself”), the advertisement was labeled as such.

But would the average reader be [...]

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While perusing the news, I occasionally come across stories where journalists are reporting on their employers. And my first thought is always “Is this ethical?”
Not only can it be difficult for journalists on staff to feel like they’re covering news about their employers objectively, they may also feel pressure to put a positive spin [...]

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