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ETHICS UPDATE / Should it stay or should it go? Church and State in the modern media environment

Posted on April 3, 2018 | by Kilian Schalk

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

ETHICS UPDATE / Elephants in the room: When it comes to editors and ethics, the enemy may (sometimes) be us

Posted on March 30, 2018 | by Charles Lewis

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

Posted on March 27, 2018 | by Beth Mirza

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

Posted on May 6, 2017 | by ASBPE Staff

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

Posted on April 18, 2017 | by Dom Yanchunas

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

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Posted on March 24, 2017 | by ASBPE Staff

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

Posted on August 22, 2016 | by ASBPE Staff

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?

Posted on May 6, 2016 | by ASBPE Staff

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

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October 2015 Ethics Update

Posted on October 26, 2015 | by Howard Rauch
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‘Silent majority’ or ‘forever swamped’: which condition explains ethics dilemma? … read more

ONA, Turnitin software site, offer aids for catching the most common plagiarism

Posted on October 15, 2015 | by Howard Rauch

Whether in the B2B world or academic publishing, editors have their hands full battling plagiarists. … read more

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