Ethics

Once is Enough for Shocking Video

Video footage of the luge practice run in which Georgian athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed led many news reports as the Vancouver Olympics were about to get under way.
The footage of Kumaritashvili’s forceful accident is blurry but the speed and impact of the crash are apparent and it’s easy to conjure the horror. Because viewers [...]

Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop ’08: “Whose Rules?”

Should journalists attempt to impose order in cyberspace? Would this even be possible? Does blogging ruin journalism? How has social media changed journalism and what does the future hold?
During “Whose Rules?”, the fourth annual Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop (Sept. 18, 2008), media practitioners, journalists and online experts attempted to determine whether ethics exist [...]

Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop ’09: “What Values?”

With more and more people getting some or all of their news online, the question of journalism values becomes more acute. From traditional media Web sites to company and advocacy sites to blogs, microblogs and social networking sites, information is readily available. But, the authenticity of online content and the veracity of information distributed online [...]

The 4-1-1 on 9-1-1

Ohio State Sen. Tom Patton wants to outlaw playing 9-1-1 emergency calls even though tapes of such calls are public record. In a Plain Dealer story on Jan. 10, Patton said he is still pushing for his bill (SB105), introduced last April,
to get new hearings in Columbus. Predictably, police and law enforcement groups support Patton’s [...]