One of the afternoon sessions at the New Journalism, New Ethics? conference at UW Madison was called What Ever Happened to Verification in Journalism? This was a wide-ranging discussion so this entry only captures snapshots of the debate. Speaking first, Kristin Czubkowski, blogger, Laptop City Hall , and government reporter, The Capital Times, questioned whether verification had gone away. But at the same time, she cited an example when she retweeted

The keynote speaker at the New Journalism, New Ethics? conference at UW Madison was Jon Sawyer, director of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. “As we create new financial and editorial models of journalism, we are also collectively creating the ethical ground rules for these forms of journalism,” he said Sawyer talked about how the Center had used the internet to amplify the journalist’s voice, to extend the reach of

The second session at the New Journalism, New Ethics? conference at UW Madison looked at the ethical issues in creating and operating non-profit investigative newsrooms. The session was based on a report, “Ethics for the New Investigative Newsroom” (PDF). The report looked at issues such as who is an acceptable donor and how to safeguard editorial independence. The director for Center for Journalism Ethics at UW-Madison, Stephen Ward, introduced the

Charles Lewis, founding executive editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop, and founder of the Center for Public Integrity, kicked off the New Journalism, New Ethics? conference at UW Madison. Lewis started by going over the challenges facing journalism, such as declining circulation and newsroom staff, before going on to discuss non-profit journalism. Non-profits have a long history, but Lewis recognised the recent increase in non-profit journalism start-ups in the US,

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is hosting a one-day conference focusing traditional and new journalism values on Friday, April 30. At the heart of the “New Journalism, New Ethics?” conference is whether new forms of media require new standards. Or do established ethical principles still apply? I’m honoured to be part of the discussion, taking part in a session on social media ethics for journalists. The conference is hosted by the