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Ethics in journalism
The fundamentalsof media credibility
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Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics
www.spj.org/ethicscode.aspand
Linked from class website
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1. Don’t make things up
• The most basic rule in journalism
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1. Don’t make things up
• The most basic rule in journalism• Mike Barnicle, Patricia Smith, Jayson Blair,
Jack Kelley, Stephen Glass, Janet Cooke, Mike Wise and on and on and on
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1. Don’t make things up
• The most basic rule in journalism• Mike Barnicle, Patricia Smith, Jayson Blair,
Jack Kelley, Stephen Glass, Janet Cooke, Mike Wise and on and on and on
• Non-fiction is the heart and soul of what we do
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1a. Don’t plagiarize
• Along with fabrication, one of the two capital offenses in journalism
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1a. Don’t plagiarize
• Along with fabrication, one of the two capital offenses in journalism
• Easier to get caught than ever before because of Google and LexisNexis
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1a. Don’t plagiarize
• Along with fabrication, one of the two capital offenses in journalism
• Easier to get caught than ever before because of Google and LexisNexis
• The “Romenesko effect”
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1a. Don’t plagiarize
• Along with fabrication, one of the two capital offenses in journalism
• Easier to get caught than ever before because of Google and LexisNexis
• The “Romenesko effect”• Background doesn’t have to be attributed
— but what is background?
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3. Exact quotes are exact quotes
• What’s inside quotation marks is exactly what the person said
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3. Exact quotes are exact quotes
• What’s inside quotation marks is exactly what the person said
• Don’t use quotation marks for indirect quotes
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3. Exact quotes are exact quotes
• What’s inside quotation marks is exactly what the person said
• Don’t use quotation marks for indirect quotes
• Use fragmentary quotes when you only get a few pithy comments
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4. Avoid conflicts of interest
• Do not quote your family members unless you’re writing a personal essay– That’s not something you’ll be doing in J2
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4. Avoid conflicts of interest
• Do not quote your family members unless you’re writing a personal essay
• Do not report on story in which you or family members are directly involved
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4. Avoid conflicts of interest
• Do not quote your family members unless you’re writing a personal essay
• Do not report on story in which you or family members are directly involved
• Do not accept gifts from sources
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5. Be fair and neutral
• Seek out the truth and report all sides
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5. Be fair and neutral
• Seek out the truth and report all sides• Always contact someone who is being
criticized by others
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5. Be fair and neutral
• Seek out the truth and report all sides• Always contact someone who is being
criticized by others• Write in the “objective” voice — keep your
opinion to yourself
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6. Identify yourself
• Always tell a potential source that you’re a reporter working on a story
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6. Identify yourself
• Always tell a potential source that you’re a reporter working on a story
• Never turn a conversation into an interview without permission
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6. Identify yourself
• Always tell a potential source that you’re a reporter working on a story
• Never turn a conversation into an interview without permission
• Undercover assignments must be approved at the highest level
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7. Anonymous sources
• Urge them to go on the record; use them as little as possible
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7. Anonymous sources
• Urge them to go on the record; use them as little as possible
• Your editor has a right to know your source’s identity
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7. Anonymous sources
• Urge them to go on the record; use them as little as possible
• Your editor has a right to know your source’s identity
• You are bound by the promise you made
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7. Anonymous sources
• Urge them to go on the record; use them as little as possible
• Your editor has a right to know your source’s identity
• You are bound by the promise you made• Ex post facto requests to go off the record
must be handled with care
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8. Recorder protocol
• Massachusetts is a two-party state
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8. Recorder protocol
• Massachusetts is a two-party state• First thing we should hear is, “I’ve just
turned on the recorder”
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8. Recorder protocol
• Massachusetts is a two-party state• First thing we should hear is, “I’ve just
turned on the recorder”• Recording is becoming more important in
online journalism
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9. Admit your mistakes
• We all make them
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9. Admit your mistakes
• We all make them• Prompt and willing correction can help
avoid libel suit
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9. Admit your mistakes
• We all make them• Prompt and willing correction can help
avoid libel suit• Adds to media credibility
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10. Have fun!