Ethics & Journalism Initiative @ NYU

Ethics in Action - July Edition - Ethics and Journalism July 22, 2025 ICE raids and immigration reporting: lessons from the field; Censoring expletives?; New ethics judge; Climate reporting event; Writing headlines: ethics v. SEO; Return to campus; AI mand...

This month: a 1-on-1 with @micarosenberg.bsky.social about immigration reporting amid ICE raids, our take on republishing f-bombs (we say do it), BTS guidance for student journalists, and more. Read our July edition here: ethicsandjournalism.org/newsletters/...

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We're so thrilled to have @adamganucheau.bsky.social on board as our newest #CollierAwards judge! Read @mississippitoday.org's fearless coverage, which took home top prize in the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism, local category in April: mississippitoday.org/mississippi-...

Watch the entire panel, moderated by Initiative Director Stephen Adler, and featuring Ben Smith (SEMAFOR), Kathleen Carroll (ex-Committee to Protect Journalists, The Associated Press), and Sewell Chan (USC Annenberg) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHy...

How much should we consider the motives of the source of any hack? When choosing whether and how to publish, what's the line between sensationalistic and newsworthy? And finally, how do we explain our decision-making process to audiences?

While we organized the event in response to another hack (the leak of internal Trump campaign documents, allegedly by agents of Iran, last summer), the issues our panelists raise are evergreen.

Received Hacked Info? Now What? Five Takeaways About How to Ethically Navigate Reporting of Hacked Materials - Ethics and Journalism In the summer of 2024, reporters from several publications received emails offering access to internal Trump presidential campaign documents, including a dossier that was prepared to identify potentia...

🧵 Amid recent controversy surrounding The New York Times's use of hacked documents in their reporting on New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, we're sharing our takeaways from last year's kickoff event, "Received Hacked Material? Now What?": ethicsandjournalism.org/2024/10/03/r...

While we organized the event in response to another hack (the leak of internal Trump campaign documents, allegedly by agents of Iran, last summer), the issues our panelists raise are evergreen.

How to Write Fairer, More Accurate Headlines - Ethics and Journalism New guidance from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics lays out three principles for ethical headline writing and offers guidance for newsrooms that want to achieve them.

News headlines are the first and most important interface between readers and journalists, but few news organizations address the mechanics of headline writing in their ethics codes. Read our latest with @subbuvincent.bsky.social on his new guidance for newsrooms balancing ethics and SEO:

You're invited! Only 1️⃣6️⃣ days until the inaugural Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism held on Thursday, April 10 from 5:00-9:00pm at The Paley Center for Media. Reserve your spot for free at collierawards.eventbrite.com.

The Ethics of Overseas Reporting U.S.-based reporters, photographers and video journalists face unique ethical challenges as foreign correspondents. Join EJI Director Steve Adler a...

What are you doing this Monday? Join us at noon in NYC for a discussion of overseas reporting ethics, including navigating travel, risk, language, & partnering with local reporters. Feat. @azmatzahra.bsky.social, Victor Blue, and Martha Metaferia.

Register ⬇️
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NYU Ethics and Journalism Initiative Announces Finalists for the Inaugural Peter F. Collier Award for Ethics in Journalism - Ethics and Journalism Winners to be named in student, local, and international categories, with Dean Baquet serving as keynote speaker, at April 10 Paley Center event

The 2025 #CollierAwards finalists have been announced by the Ethics & Journalism Initiative @nyu_journalism!

Join us as the winners are named live during the first annual #CollierAwards ceremony at the The Paley Center for Media in NYC on April 10.

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When reporting sensitive stories, journalists may lean on anonymizing sources to minimize potential harm.

💡This week, @alisonfrankel.bsky.social on balancing our obligation to story subjects w/ our ethical imperative to tell the full story.

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