Should The Washington Post have withheld sensitive details about an ISIS bomb plot?
When The Washington Post broke the story this week that President Trump shared highly classified…
May 18, 2017
Everyday Ethics
Chicago TV makes right call by running violent Facebook video cautiously
For the past 24 hours, Chicago media have been cautiously running gruesome video of four…
January 5, 2017
NPR standards editor voices disapproval of Affleck episode on PBS
NPR An episode of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” that glossed over the slave-owning heritage of…
April 22, 2015
5 tips for getting people to go on the record
How to get people to go on the record
February 6, 2015
Bill Simmons’ ESPN suspension and the challenges of editing star talent
Whether you think Bill Simmons is the latest sacrificial lamb at ESPN, or that his…
September 25, 2014
Ray Rice video sparks ethics questions
After a series of famous journalism scandals in the early 1980s, I was asked to…
September 14, 2014
Time clarifies: Ruined images in D-Day video were photo illustration
The photos ran in a video last month.
June 30, 2014
Egg donation, first conceived as personal essay, becomes investigative report
When Sarasota Herald Tribune business reporter Justine Griffin set out to donate her eggs, her…
June 19, 2014
9 best practices for publishing provocative opinions in a polarized world
Clashes between professional provocateurs and the masses, like the recent criticism that rained down on…
June 12, 2014
How journalists can provide fair coverage when reporting on rape charge in Cleveland case
The girls' names are central to their story, and that cannot be avoided.
May 9, 2013
Most everyone gets asked to write for free, only some people say yes
Debate over pay and what it means about digital journalism.
March 7, 2013
It’ll take a village to redeem Jonah Lehrer, not just repentance
Writers need more than rules, they need community.
February 13, 2013
Sports journalism faces moment of truth in week of Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o hoax
3 ways it can immediately improve.
January 17, 2013
Gene Patterson’s final thoughts on journalism: ‘Get over the pain, new stuff happens’
Longtime editor, Poynter chair died Saturday.
January 13, 2013
Tampa Bay Times looked for clues that source might commit suicide
“We had concerns about Gretchen as a person, because we knew she had attempted to…
December 7, 2012
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