A bot that solves ethical dilemmas?!

‘Is it OK to …’: the bot that gives you an instant moral judgment | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

UNESCO: 62 journalists killed in 2020

62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs: UNESCO  | | UN News

More on deceitful tobacco companies: Targeting Blacks

From one of your classmates:

A colleague who works on trying to pass limits on flavored tobacco, including menthol, shared this video with me today at work. Thought it might be good for the blog.

https://youtu.be/Eeg5BNx--uQ

Airing outdated photos with a story bashing Biden

Newsmax and Fox News aired outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden – Poynter

GRRRRR

Does sports journalism have different ethics than the basic news media?

Read CJR's article here:

Ted Lasso, the Jon Gruden story, and ethics in sports media - Columbia Journalism Review (cjr.org)

University of St. Thomas student media creates its own code of ethics

Code of Ethics – TommieMedia

False story from years ago ruined his career; now he wants it fixed

From classmate Dawn:

A 'Wall Street Journal' Story Haunted His Career. Now He Wants It Fixed : NPR

Marketing: Beyonce and the diamonds

What is ultimately at stake in the Tiffany diamond row? It isn’t Beyoncé’s ethics | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian

Reporter and the never-ending Trump story

Suggested by your classmate Dawn:

Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story - The Washington Post

Journalists and objectivity: Poynter reports on new study

Journalists who question objectivity still value truth-telling, study finds – Poynter

J-students want a mentor? Ask respectfully, be prepared to do your part

How students and early career journalists can approach potential mentors with intention and respect – Poynter

Brian Stelter, CNN media reporter/anchor, says people made at Chris Cuomo because of brother

Brian Stelter Says 'People are Mad' at Chris Cuomo's Connection to Brother's Scandal (Video) (thewrap.com)

Chris Cuomo returns to CNN under ethics scrutiny

Chris Cuomo returns to CNN with network's journalism ethics under a microscope | Fox News

AI Ethics An Imperative Now

Operationalizing AI Ethics, No Longer An Option But An Imperative (forbes.com)

Fake News and the Military Times

PolitiFact | Doctored Military Times news headlines spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine

The New York Times and Conflicts of Interest

The conflict over conflicts of interest - Columbia Journalism Review (cjr.org)

12 Journalism scandals since 2000

The Top 12 Journalism Scandals Since 2000 (thoughtco.com)

You might find these ethical lapses interesting!

Grad creates app to filter out trolls

Smart!

https://abc7news.com/technology/stanford-grad-creates-app-to-filter-out-twitter-trolls/10136701/

Branding and the future of advertising

The ethics of it all!

ttps://shots.net/news/view/sustainability-the-future-of-advertising-but-not-as-we-know-it

Boston Globe: Past coverage of people can be reviewed

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed - The Boston Globe

An old arrest can follow you forever online. Some newspapers want to fix that. - The Washington Post

New Literacy Week: Fake news digital problems

News Literacy Week: Spotting fake news in a digital world (thedenverchannel.com)

Should the news media still cover Trump?

From Poynter:

Trump is gone, Biden is here. What happens now? - Poynter

Would you PAY to write for Rolling Stone?

Rolling Stone seeks 'thought leaders' willing to pay $2,000 to write for them | Magazines | The Guardian

Strat Comm student builds music career out of dorm room

https://www.thelantern.com/2021/01/ohio-state-student-adam-paddock-builds-music-career-out-of-dorm-room/

Voice of America WH reporter asks "wrong" questions? Reassigned

https://www.voanews.com/usa/voa-director-reassigns-white-house-correspondent

Social media needs to police itself? What do you think?

https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-showed-facebook-twitter-youtube-cant-moderate-their-platforms-that-needs-to-change/

From Poynter: Media coverage of Jan. 6

https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2021/looking-back-at-the-media-coverage-from-wednesdays-astonishing-day-in-america/

CU prof says stopping fake news will take more than censorship

https://kdvr.com/news/technology/cu-professor-stopping-spread-of-misinformation-on-social-media-will-take-more-than-censorship/

Photog Association speaks out about photographer's assualt

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/news-photographers-association-of-canada-reacts-to-assault-of-photojournalist-817985996.html

Do nothing to stop the spread of fake news?

https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/01/how-to-reduce-the-spread-of-fake-news-by-doing-nothing/I welcome your comments.