IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS
This organization created the Code of Ethics that asks journalists to "Seek Truth and Report It."
What is the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)?
This journalist became one of the most important figures in journalism for exposing lynching and racial violence.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This Washington Post journalist fabricated the famous "Jimmy's World" story.
Who is Janet Cooke?
RTDNA advises journalists covering crime not to rely exclusively on this group for information.
Who are police/law enforcement?
This author gave the TED Talk "We Should All Be Feminists."
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
In the assigned NPR article, this question was debated: Should journalists ever be allowed to participate in public demonstrations?
What is whether journalists can participate in demonstrations while maintaining journalistic independence?
The Kerner Commission examined the causes of racial unrest and criticized the news media for failing to adequately report on this.
What is race and the experiences of Black communities?
This USA Today journalist's fabricated reporting resulted in the removal of 23 stories.
Who is Gabriela Miranda?
Instead of relying on one official account, journalists should seek these to give audiences a fuller understanding of a crime.
What are multiple sources and perspectives?
This sports journalist's experiences were used to discuss the barriers women can face in television and sports media.
Who is Jemele Hill?
The ABC staged-crime-scene case raised an ethical concern because viewers were led to believe they were seeing this, when the scene had actually been arranged.
What is a real crime scene?
The assigned video about the "Black Wall Street" focuses on the destruction of this prosperous Black community in Tulsa.
What is Greenwood?
This NBC News journalist was found to have fabricated substantial portions of multiple major stories.
Who is Jack Kelley?
A reporter repeatedly emphasizes the race or immigration status of a suspect even though it has no relevance to the crime. What ethical concern does this raise?
What is stereotyping?
The CPJ article examined the online harassment faced by these journalists in particular.
Who are female sports journalists?
In the "Think Like a Journalist" video, journalists are encouraged to approach stories by doing this rather than simply accepting the first version of events they hear.
What is asking questions and thinking critically?
A journalist covering a racial conflict interviews only police and government officials. What important journalistic practice is missing?
What is seeking diverse sources and perspectives?
When a journalist presents information, quotations or events that never actually happened as factual, this ethical violation has occurred.
What is fabrication?
The Kerner Commission's criticism of the news media is relevant to crime coverage because repeated coverage of Black communities primarily through crime can contribute to this.
What is negative stereotyping?
Serena Williams's experience during childbirth became an important example of racial disparities involving this area of healthcare.
What is maternal healthcare?
A journalist has a story that is technically legal to publish, but publication could cause significant unnecessary harm. Which SPJ principle should be considered most carefully?
What is Minimize Harm?
A newsroom hires reporters from different racial and ethnic backgrounds but continues producing stories that rely on stereotypes about minority communities. What does this demonstrate?
Answer: What is diversity in the newsroom does not automatically guarantee fair or diverse coverage?
The Benghazi/60 Minutes case involving Lara Logan demonstrated why journalists need to thoroughly investigate and do this to important sources before relying on their accounts.
What is vet their sources?
Poynter's discussion of crime reporting asks journalists to break away from simply reporting every crime that occurs and instead consider whether their reporting serves this.
What is the public good?
The NPR article about xenophobia during the pandemic demonstrates why journalists should be careful about connecting a disease to a particular racial, ethnic or national group without evidence. What ethical concern does this raise?
What is xenophobia and minimizing harm?