COJO 451

Class Exercise: Build Your Own Ethics Code

1. Go to https://ethics.journalists.org/.
2. Create an account.
3. Pick one of the following topics:
   • Organizational Policies
     • Robot journalism
   • Multimedia & Data
     • Audio
     • Data Journalism
     • Interactives
     • Photo and Video
     • User-Generated Content
     • Virtual Reality Journalism
4. Review the information and discuss which of the listed items should be included in your code of ethics.
5. You can write additional items for your code in the text box.

 

Examples of Existing Codes/Additional Info

1. Society of Professional Journalists
2. Radio Television Digital News Association
3. National Press Photographer’s Association
4. Poynter Institute: ‘I can’t ever unsee that:’ Which unforgettable moments should journalists choose to cover?
5. WITNESS’ Video as Evidence: Ethical Guidelines
6. Deepfakes/Cheap Fakes Spectrum Graphic

Click to access Data_Society_Understanding_Algorithms_Explainer_FINAL-web.pdf

Click to access Data_Society_Understanding_Algorithms_Explainer_FINAL-web.pdf