Here are seven conflicts that top my list. When time allows, please add some of your own experiences. … read more
What’s your most challenging ethical dilemma when it comes to news section management?
Ethics
Mentioning advertisers in SI.com staff evaluations was wrong, but hardly the scandal it appears to be
I love that we’re discussing both these topics: staff evaluation criteria, and advertiser influence in the newsroom. But I’m going to side with my old Wall Street Journal boss Norm Pearlstine – now the chief content officer at … read more
Time Inc.’s ethical lapses require B2B attention
ASBPE has long worked to be a strong voice for editorial ethics. We’ve heightened our activity in response to two things: the economic crisis in publishing has led an unfortunate number of publishers towards unethical practices and the … read more
SI’s evaluation system needs de-fogging!!
The SI.com writer evaluation criteria has been controversial mostly because we do not know precisely what the parameters are by which SI.com evaluates “content beneficial to advertisers.” And we don’t know the weight this criterion, among seven others I think, carries in … read more
Take an organizational approach to managing newsroom ethics, Poynter webinar recommends
Training middle managers “is like a dose of vitamin C for your immunity system.” … read more
ASPBE’s Ethics Town Hall mulls issues including the wisdom of purging archives
The Ethics Town Hall program at ASBPE’s National Conference invited attendees to voice ethical dilemmas they face in their newsrooms, or see in the wider publishing world. … read more
Native advertising last week tonight with John Oliver
ASBPE has been vigilant in the last year about native advertising, the form of advertising in which corporate messages are presented as ordinary articles. No less than John Oliver, former Daily Show stalwart and new star of his … read more
Where do journalistic ethics come from?
Today’s Salon has an important article on the role of journalists. Patrick L. Smith, an experienced big league newspaper reporter, starts with a critique of former NY Times exec Jill Abramson’s recent talk at a conference. What caught my eye … read more
Yet another attempt by marketers to imitate journalism
Just when we started to get a handle on native advertising, marketers are birthing a new beast: brand journalism. If you’re new to the conversation, native advertising is a current hot topic among marketing folks. Basically, they want to … read more
Meet The Publishers Who Ask Their Reporters To Write Native Ads
Hat tip to Brian Carlson of CIO for sharing this Digiday piece. Jeff Dearth nails it: “Over time, I think, it erodes a reporter’s ability to report the ‘truth’ when it comes to the companies they’re shilling for. Ultimately, … read more