Conferences, trade shows and other events offer business journalists unique opportunities to network with newsmakers, take the pulse of one’s industry and generate editorial content beyond the gathering itself. But such meetings can also pose ethical challenges. The … read more
Effective editorial complaint handling policy addresses two related concerns: (1) swift response procedure; (2) best ways to anticipate and reduce disturbance overflow. When you pay sufficient attention to the second category, of course, first category instances decrease. The … read more
Here are some tips for interacting with editors from competing publications at industry events. This past year, I had the opportunity to work on the editorial staff for Lawn & Landscape magazine at GIE Media in the Cleveland … read more
Editor’s Note: After interviewing panelists, immediate past ASBPE Ethics Committee chair Howard Rauch prepared a report on the May 10 Ethics Roundtable at the National Conference. Since Howard wasn’t able to attend, he based his report on interviews … read more
This edited version of remarks from the May 10 Ethics Roundtable audience reflects some concerns that were raised during and after the ASBPE National Conference’s panel presentation. As interim Ethics Committee chair, I moderated the panel and the … read more
With ASBPE’s May 10-11 conference nearing, we preview ethical issues at the forefront. Offering ethics guidance to ASBPE members—privately through our ethics advisories, or more broadly through newsletters, webinars and roundtables—has always been a key function of the organization’s Ethics Committee. … read more
This article by Bridget Botelho, a member of ASBPE’s Ethics Committee, is the final essay in our spring Ethics Update newsletter. We Committee members hope to see you at the National Conference May 10-11 in Washington, DC, where … read more
Process-improvement expert Kilian Schalk led a Feb. 28 webcast for ASBPE in which he suggested ways to achieve better communication between the editors’ and the publishers’ sides of our businesses. Asked by Ethics Update to elaborate for this … read more
Charles Lewis, one of America’s top investigative journalism authorities, will speak at ASBPE’s May 10-11 National Conference in Washington, DC. At the request of the Ethics Committee, he shares in this article some thoughts about ethical issues that … read more
JD Solomon will discuss similar issues at ASBPE’s May 10-11 National Conference in a talk titled “Navigating the Minefield of Editorial-Advertising Conflicts.” He also will participate in an Ethics Roundtable there.—Roy Harris, Interim Ethics Committee Chair I began … read more
