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Ethics News
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Ethics Toolbox
Read More Friday, January 22, 2010
SPJ cautions journalists: Report the story, don’t become part of it
Read More Monday, December 28, 2009
NBC News' 'checkbook journalism' crossed ethical line
Read More Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Chapter News Briefs
Read More Ethics Toolbox
Read More Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Kentucky chapters host program on Rick Pitino rape allegations
Read More Friday, October 02, 2009
President's Column
Read More Monday, August 10, 2009
Ethics Toolbox
Read More Saturday, July 11, 2009
Ethics Toolbox
Read More Friday, May 08, 2009
Ethics Committee: News council should abandon 'virtual hearing'
Read More Friday, May 01, 2009
'They' say? Who says?
Read More Friday, April 03, 2009
10 with Bob Steele
Read More Restoring the public’s faith in news media credibility
Read More Reviving fairness in journalism
Read More Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Facebook blurs the lines of friendship
Read More Friday, January 30, 2009
Be accountable to your public
Read More Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Naughty and nice, and bowl games' proper names
Read More Thursday, December 04, 2008
SPJ calls on NBC to rectify lack of disclosure of analyst’s conflicts of interest
Read More Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Celebrating 100 years of SPJ
Read More Wednesday, September 03, 2008
SPJ Ethics Committee Highlights Journalism Highs and Lows From Past Year
Read More Monday, August 25, 2008
‘An Opportunity Lost’
Read More Learning ethics as a second language
Read More Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Groups express concern over media’s partnerships with health organizations
Read More Monday, August 04, 2008
SPJ honors Glen Mabie with Ethics in Journalism Award
Read More Friday, August 01, 2008
Ethics: Fundamentals should still apply, even in digital age
Read More Wednesday, July 09, 2008
The Pentagon’s handmaidens
Read More Thursday, June 12, 2008
SPJ leaders appalled by Pennsylvania court action
Read More Friday, May 09, 2008
SPJ leaders express concern over Pentagon’s military domestic propaganda operation
Read More Thursday, May 01, 2008
Keeping The Faith
Read More Plagiarism: Do we really understand it?
Read More SPJ to launch Citizen Journalism Academy in Chicago
Read More Friday, March 28, 2008
$11,125 doled out for Ethics Week programs
Read More A Congressman's Past
Read More A Media-Savvy Killer
Read More Adherence to ethics key to restoring faith
Read More Brown-bag Ethics
Read More Copperating With The Government
Read More More debates better for electoral process
Read More Offensive Images
Read More The Sting
Read More Monday, March 24, 2008
Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists appoint Scott Maben to national board
Read More Monday, March 03, 2008
Ordinary assignment teaches frightening lesson
Read More Monday, January 28, 2008
Postmark deadline approaching for Sigma Delta Chi Awards competition
Read More Thursday, January 24, 2008
Suicide coverage doesn't have to be taboo
Read More Tuesday, December 11, 2007
SPJ leaders endorse letter supporting Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007
Read More Thursday, December 06, 2007
Call for entries announced for SPJ’s New America Award
Read More Monday, November 26, 2007
Call for entries announced for annual Sigma Delta Chi Awards competition
Read More Ethical questions that bother us so
Read More Monday, November 05, 2007
SDX Foundation gives $20,000 to Oakland journalism collaboration
Read More Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Letter to 5th District Judge James Shumate regarding KUTV Reporter Katie Baker
Read More Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Society of Professional Journalists signs letter opposing Department of Interior commercial filming proposal
Read More Monday, October 29, 2007
SPJ leaders call FEMA-staged news briefing an abuse of public trust
Read More Thursday, October 25, 2007
Denver Press Club Designated Historic Site in Journalism
Read More Friday, October 19, 2007
SPJ commends Commercial Appeal journalists for stance against news sponsorship
Read More SPJ leaders call arrests of Village Voice Media executives ridiculous, unnecessary
Read More Tuesday, October 16, 2007
SPJ leaders praise House Representatives for passing the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007
Read More Sunday, October 07, 2007
Entangled journalists discuss ethical implications of Scooter Libby trial, CIA leak
Read More Saturday, October 06, 2007
Former White House press secretaries discuss a day in the life
Read More NBC News president to discuss Virginia Tech massacre
Read More SPJ honors Betsy F. Ashton with 2007 Wells Memorial Key Award
Read More Washington Post editor speaks about future of the news business
Read More Watergate legends discuss historical media event during 2007 SPJ convention
Read More Friday, October 05, 2007
Baghdad bureau chief discusses war during Q&A with veteran press corps reporter Helen Thomas
Read More Panel debates need for federal shield law that would protect journalists, sources
Read More USA Today editor says journalists must teach public about the duty of the press
Read More White House press reporters debunk lap dog myth
Read More Thursday, October 04, 2007
SPJ leaders elated over federal shield law’s passing by Senate Judiciary Committee
Read More Thursday, September 27, 2007
Documentary captures real-life journalism
Read More Monday, September 24, 2007
Society of Professional Journalists honors professional chapter excellence
Read More Thursday, September 20, 2007
SPJ to host panel on federal shield law
Read More Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak to discuss CIA leak, Scooter Libby trial
Read More Saturday, September 01, 2007
Easy to report, easy to forget
Read More Tuesday, August 14, 2007
SPJ leaders encourage journalists to cover sponsor logos on NFL media vests
Read More Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Anonymous Web posts should be curtailed
Read More Reporting on Disabilities: Putting People First
Read More Thursday, July 26, 2007
SPJ leaders urge NFL, sponsors to uphold journalistic integrity
Read More Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Covering tragedy with compassion
Read More Tuesday, June 26, 2007
SPJ leaders respond to MSNBC.com’s investigative report concerning journalists’ political contributions, offers journalism ethics resources
Read More Thursday, June 21, 2007
SPJ Supports S. 595, the Toxic Right -to-Know Protection Act
Read More Thursday, May 10, 2007
Letter to The Honorable Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
Read More Monday, May 07, 2007
Ethics: Just say ‘no, thank you’
Read More Friday, April 20, 2007
Finalists named in 57th annual Green Eyeshade Awards
Read More Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Josh Wolf freed from federal prison, SPJ leaders are pleased
Read More Monday, April 02, 2007
Advocating for home
Read More Cable TV loses way with celebrity ‘news’
Read More Foundation and SPJ to address public perception of the media
Read More Getting to the source
Read More Meet your new ethics committee chairman
Read More SPJ always working to improve ethics
Read More Friday, March 09, 2007
SPJ Legal Defense Fund grant aids photographer’s defense
Read More Tuesday, March 06, 2007
When the audience does the reporting
Read More Wednesday, February 14, 2007
SPJ urges Connecticut officials to drop charges against photographer
Read More Tuesday, February 06, 2007
SPJ defends jailed journalist at rally
Read More Friday, February 02, 2007
Caught up in the chase
Read More Maine media introduced to New England News Forum
Read More Friday, January 26, 2007
SPJ, Student Press Law Center partner to support Grambling State journalism students
Read More Thursday, December 14, 2006
Letter to Senators Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell, RE: Bipartisan Caucuses
Read More Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Remarks to Federal Communications Commission, Nashville, Tenn.
Read More Society of Professional Journalists president-elect offers public comment at FCC hearing
Read More Friday, December 01, 2006
Newspaper works to include blogging in code of ethics
Read More Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Letter to Rep. Duncan Hunter regarding CNN punishment
Read More SPJ urges Rep. Duncan Hunter to withdraw his Pentagon request to punish CNN
Read More Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Ethical debates heat up with JonBenet Fever
Read More Friday, September 01, 2006
Journalist suspended for leading gay-rights parade
Read More Sunday, August 27, 2006
SPJ honors Fred Brown with Wells Memorial Key award
Read More Friday, August 11, 2006
SPJ honors Santa Barbara journalists with Ethics Awards
Read More Tuesday, August 08, 2006
SPJ Honors Allan M. Siegal with Ethics in Journalism Award
Read More Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Share your ethical cases so everyone can learn
Read More Friday, June 30, 2006
The watchdog goes ARF: An Internet survival guide
Read More Wednesday, June 28, 2006
SPJ president commends news organizations’ decision to expose secret banking surveillance activities
Read More Friday, June 16, 2006
Media Expulsion From Guantanamo After Suicides Inappropriate, Counterproductive
Read More Thursday, June 15, 2006
SPJ Letter to Kansas City Royals and Commissioner Bud Selig Urges Reinstatement of Radio Personalities’ Credentials
Read More Thursday, June 01, 2006
Letter to UN Secretary General, Kofi A. Annan
Read More Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Government tracking of reporters’ calls “outrageous, frightening”
Read More Monday, May 01, 2006
Asking right questions a key to minimizing harm
Read More Wednesday, April 26, 2006
SPJ condemns careless use of video news releases
Read More Monday, April 24, 2006
Ethics Week Web site provides resources, activities to guide responsible journalism
Read More Thursday, March 30, 2006
Daily Dilemma
Read More Letting sources check your story can be a good thing
Read More News councils a good way to restore public trust
Read More To Print or Not To Print
Read More Why SPJ doesn't enforce its code of ethics
Read More Wednesday, March 01, 2006
SAD Formula can turn happy ethical results
Read More Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Danish Cartoon Coverage Should Be Guided By SPJ Code of Ethics
Read More Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Did sexual abuse story cross the line of fairness?
Read More SDX to fund 16 ‘Ethics Week’ programs
Read More Thursday, January 26, 2006
Society of Professional Journalists calls for national debate on sale of Knight Ridder newspapers
Read More Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Society of Professional Journalists criticizes radio station’s sale of naming rights
Read More Friday, December 02, 2005
SPJ denounces Pentagon’s use of canned news in Iraq
Read More Thursday, December 01, 2005
Ethical Firestorm
Read More Studies: Americans are tuning out traditional news
Read More Monday, October 24, 2005
Sinclair should be ashamed of suit against journalist it fired
Read More SPJ president urges ethical behavior in newsrooms
Read More Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Getting involved is better than ‘stony detachment’
Read More Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Push for more news councils sparks debate, controversy
Read More Friday, August 26, 2005
Fox News wrongly identified family home as terrorist's
Read More Friday, August 05, 2005
SPJ Joins in Criticism of Editorial Cartoon
Read More Thursday, June 30, 2005
Anonymous sources needed, but must be used with caution
Read More Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Beverly Kees Fund for Journalism Established to Perpetuate Her Work
Read More Thursday, October 21, 2004
SPJ Supports Sinclair Washington Bureau Chief's Courageous Stand
Read More Friday, October 01, 2004
2004 SPJ Convention Resolutions
Read More Wednesday, September 22, 2004
CBS embarrassment illustrates the dangers of anonymous sources
Read More On-the-job training
Read More Thursday, July 29, 2004
SPJ News Commentary: Think `news value’ when considering coverage
Read More Thursday, May 13, 2004
Balancing accuracy with independence
Read More Thursday, April 08, 2004
Can we get election calls right this time?
Read More Friday, March 19, 2004
SPJ objects to bogus news reports and their use by TV newsrooms
Read More Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Ethics calls apply widely
Read More ETHICS IN-BRIEF
Read More Monday, February 09, 2004
ETHICS IN-BRIEF
Read More Keep grudges out of news coverage
Read More Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Anonymity hurts reporters and politicians
Read More Ethics IN-BIEF
Read More Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Ethics IN-BRIEF
Read More Start planning for Ethics Week now
Read More Monday, November 10, 2003
SPJ calls on news media to maintain clear separation of news and advertising
Read More Wednesday, May 21, 2003
Ethics, not ethnicity, at heart of Blair plagiarism accusations, SPJ says
Read More Tuesday, April 29, 2003
New directions in ethics
Read More Friday, June 01, 2001
SPJ Urges Ethical Reporting of First Family's Personal Lives
Read More Tuesday, November 21, 2000
SPJ Ethics Committee Says Hasty Coverage of Election Violated Ethics Code
Read More Tuesday, June 06, 2000
Just what would you give (or give up) for that story?
Read More Friday, April 23, 1999
Media face pressures in covering breaking news
Read More Monday, June 15, 1998
Press Credibility Study Leaves Journalists With Much to Consider
Read More Wednesday, June 26, 1996
Ethics code endorsement sets stage for vote
Read More Monday, October 16, 1995
Society tables ethics revision vote
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Andy Schotz is a reporter for The Herald-Mail, a daily newspaper in Hagerstown, Md. He has covered a variety of beats, including city hall and police and courts. He has sometimes filled in as city editor. He covered the Maryland statehouse during the 2007 and 2008 sessions. When he joined the paper in 2000, he was the one person in the one-person Berkeley County, W.Va., bureau.
Fred Brown is a former national president of SPJ (1997-98) and is very active on its ethics committee. He writes a column on ethics for Quill magazine and served on the committee that wrote the Society’s 1996 code of ethics.