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
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ETHICS UPDATE / Elephants in the room: When it comes to editors and ethics, the enemy may (sometimes) be us
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
ETHICS UPDATE / From #MeToo to #TimesUp, HR Magazine and human-resource society become voices of a movement
This article marks the spring resumption of the ASBPE Ethics Committee’s newsletter, Ethics Update. Every now and then a publication finds itself in the midst of a huge ethical groundswell. That happened at HR Magazine and SHRM Online … read more
B2B editors: You’re not immune to cries of fake or misleading news; Here’s how to be proactive
Trustworthy journalism is more important than ever now. Misleading information abounds, especially in today’s fast-expanding digital publishing environment. Merely calling for journalists to practice solid journalism is not enough. Editors must also do more to teach our colleagues … read more
Facts not fakery: B2B journalists win with diligence, guts
Not even three months into the new administration in Washington, already the American press corps has been painted with a barrage of scarlet letters from the highest levels of government: fake, liars, enemies of the American people. Journalists … read more
ASBPE Members: Sign Up for Free for an ASBPE Ethics Chat
What’s your biggest B2B ethical problem? Be ready to confront ‘terrible 10’ integrity snafus What’s your most pressing business-to-business editorial ethics issue today? Do you have any solutions? Members of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) … read more
Developing a process for B2B ethical decisions
By Joelle Harms, Senior Digital Media Content Producer, North Coast Media, and Alexa Boschini, Associate Editor, Home Accents Today For business-to-business editors, ethics can be more complicated than they are in the consumer media world. The scope … read more
New Ethics Advisory: Should authors of articles that are the target of reader criticism be allowed to preview complaint letters prior to publication?
Should content of ‘letters to editor’ be leaked prior to publication? The issue: A recently published article drew fire from several readers challenging factual claims. Before the next issue went to press, the editorial director shared the three … read more
October 2015 Ethics Update
‘Silent majority’ or ‘forever swamped’: which condition explains ethics dilemma? … read more
ONA, Turnitin software site, offer aids for catching the most common plagiarism
Whether in the B2B world or academic publishing, editors have their hands full battling plagiarists. … read more