New media ethics

Posted at 7:56 AM on February 14, 2008 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

I've been late getting to this sooner. MPR and the Society of Professional Journalists are hosting a discussion on new media ethics.

According to the SPJ news release:

But how much do the traditional journalistic touchstones of vetting sources and fair and transparent reporting matter at a time when anyone with a cell phone can publish images instantly for the entire world to see?

I tend to disagree with the notion that there is a "traditional journalistic touchtone of .... transparent reporting" (while embracing the notion that fairness is certainly a goal), but we can talk about it in a couple of weeks.

Hope to see you there. Bring your questions and comments because I'll run out of them early.

Comments (1)

Bob, there's only one way to get people out to this thing.

You and I have to arm wrestle.

That's what the people want to see for their money! (The event is free, btw.)

Posted by Chuck Olsen | February 14, 2008 2:38 PM

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