Journalism Ethics

Journalism Ethics

A hand writes on a piece of paper over an open book, next to Nathan Thrall's evocative orange-toned illustration of a face with a tear.
“The only requisite for nonfiction is that it’s true," says Nathan Thrall, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama."
A group of people, including children, wade through a shallow river in the forested area of the Darién Gap. One person carries a suitcase and other luggage on their back.
Each year, over half a million migrants cross the deadly jungle separating Colombia from Panama in search of a better life in the United States.
Do you live in a new desert?.
Most counties in the U.S. have only one local newspaper, often one that publishes weekly instead of daily.
An image of a bottle of milk with bacteria on it.
Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.
A poster showcasing breakthroughs in cancer research with the words "cancer cured" in red and white.
Science news presents a flood of breakthroughs and discoveries that promise to change our lives. They rarely do.
documentaries
Though difficult to watch, films like "Shoah" and "Life of Crime" cover topics that should not be ignored.
In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.
crossword puzzles
Long before the Wordle mania, there was the crossword puzzle craze. And newspapers around the world condemned them as an “invasive weed” that caused mental illnesses and even murder.
A woman holding a loudspeaker at a protest.
The problems that Americans face are often too complex for fact-checking alone.
Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.