Has an ethical breach occurred when an editor seeking to build a portfolio discovers that evidence of articles written for a previous employer has vanished? … read more
Vanishing bylines deprive editors of high-value portfolio material
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Newspaper editor quality issues reflect B2B publishing concerns
“Media ethics: Lack of resources, training compromise quality journalism.” Does this sound like a typical headline one might expect to find describing today’s B2B plight? In fact, the observation led off an article describing a recent Media Ethics Day presentation occurring in Pakistan. … read more
ASBPE ethics code revisions: Key change aims at protecting front cover integrity
Preserving the integrity of publication front covers via an ASBPE ethics code revision was a step long overdue. Field reports mentioned infractions ranging from false covers involving publication logo misuse to tales of new sales managers coaxing editors to clutter covers with commercial plugs. … read more
Corporate crackdown looming for social media misconduct
Question: If asked to list pressing ethical concerns, how high a priority would you assign to social media? Follow-up question: What specific social media practices would fall into the “slipshod” category? … read more
Make the Transition From Print to Digital as Smooth as Possible
By Stefanie Kure It’s a scenario familiar to those of us involved in the B2B publishing industry: Rising production costs and postage fees combined with plummeting advertising revenue is resulting in the demise of many print publications. Fortunately, the … read more
Make the Transition From Print to Digital as Smooth as Possible
By Stefanie Kure It’s a scenario familiar to those of us involved in the B2B publishing industry: Rising production costs and postage fees combined with plummeting advertising revenue is resulting in the demise of many print publications. Fortunately, the … read more
ASBPE Ethics Update: It’s Official! ‘Native Advertising’ Is ‘Journalism’s New Peril’
By Howard Rauch Last month saw some dubious recognition heaped upon “native advertising.” First a New York Times article appearing in the Business Day section bore this headline: “Storytelling Ads May be Journalism’s New Peril.” And before the … read more
Ann Wylie Writing Workshop: Chicago, Dec. 11, 2013
Ann Wylie Writing Workshop Do your team members need to write better copy, faster? Reach more readers? Come up with more creative ideas? Perhaps I can help. I’m a Gold Quill Award-winning communicator whose workshops take me from … read more
Judith Barr: The Loss Of A True Friend Of ASBPE, And Journalism
The Stephen Barr Award—the prestigious prize administered by the not-for-profit ASBPE Foundation—has lost its godmother. ASBPE’s leadership was shocked by the news that Judith Keller Barr had died suddenly, of a heart attack, on Sept. 24. She had … read more
Back to the Future: Editorial Strategies for 2013 and Beyond
Back to the Future: Editorial Strategies for 2013 and Beyond Publishing today is multiplatform and multichannel, and editors need to be at the helm of it all. Join ASBPE-NY for a half-day bootcamp on such pressing topics as … read more