Ethics & Trust

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The ‘Liar’s Dividend’ is dangerous for journalists. Here’s how to fight it.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign stop, Saturday, May 11, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Elizabeth Warren to Fox News: No thanks!

The Democratic presidential hopeful slams the network in saying no to a town hall
Reporting from the front lines of the information wars

Ethics symposium featuring Maria Ressa, David Folkenflik, Craig Newmark and others

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Maligned in black and white

Southern newspapers played a major role in racial violence. Do they owe their communities an apology?
The front page of the Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser on the day of the opening of the The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. (AP Photo)

In consideration of the newspaper apology

How to accept blame for the sins of others while carving a path forward for your community
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