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News Articles

Faking It: Manipulating Reality in Documentaries

Ernest D. Rose

On more than a few occasions, Friendly was not above doctoring material that was passed off as the real thing.




The Challenge of the John Yoo Case

Cary Nelson

Yoo's case raises new-and potentially dangerous-grounds for determining what activities and contexts bear on defining and establishing professional fitness.




Ethics Survey of Ohio News Managers

Trace Regan

Most Ohio newsrooms that participated in a 2008 survey do not have a specific, established process for handling ethical issues. However, the news managers in many of these newsrooms say having newsroom staff members discuss ethical issues is a key to their ethical decision-making.




To Kill a Journalist:

How to Stop the Ultimate Form of Censorship
Jack Lule

What can journalists-and those who wish to protect journalists-do to protect and defend the world's endangered watchdogs?




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