Category / Work / Ethics

When a cop shot himself in a local cemetery, the Hamilton Spectator had to decide what the public should know.

Kelly Toughill explores the ethics and editorial impact of writing about destinations that host travel writers for free.

Recent Canadian journalism scandals aren’t coincidental; they’re the logical outcome of dramatic changes in journalism that have propelled it into a legitimation crisis as it struggles to survive.

Sports columnist’s athlete admission shows favourable coverage—not good reporting.

There have been further developments in the Larry’s Gulch matter that I am sharing with the readers of this newspaper.

After investigation findings, Times & Transcript assistant managing editor has resigned and managing editor is no longer employed by Brunswick News.

The Toronto Star reveals that Global anchor co-owns PR firm whose clients appeared on his shows.

There are two common misconceptions: journalists only talk about suicide in an over-the-top, sensational manner, and this spotlight on high-profile celebrity suicides is in contrast to a long-standing taboo of reporting on a forbidden topic.

By Stephen J.A. Ward How should we reconstruct journalism ethics now that a media revolution has left a pre-digital, professional consensus in fragments? That appears to be the question for ethicists and journalists who care about ethics. Yet the question is contested. Some journalists are skeptical about any attempt to forge a new practice-wide consensus…

It is easy to dismiss the proposal for a national press council as “out-dated.” Even the world “press” conjures up images of reporters from the previous century wearing a sign in their hats that said “Press.” But media ethicist Stephen J.A. Ward explains why we should not dismiss the idea for a national press council…