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Information on conflict reporting and for journalists working in war zones.
Information on the work of journalists and on media coverage in specific conflict zones can be found in the News and Media-categories of Specific Conflicts. |
This category collects web sites that deal primarily with issues within journalism, such as freedom of the press, protecting anonymous sources and the like. Subcategories list groups specifically concerned with minorities in journalism, First Amendment issues, and social activism.
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Information on conflict reporting and for journalists working in war zones.
Information on the work of journalists and on media coverage in specific conflict zones can be found in the News and Media-categories of Specific Conflicts. |
Information on conflict reporting and for journalists working in war zones.
| Lists examples of the "canons of journalism" plus discussion of the standards in use at specific operations. |
Deals with principles of good practice faced by professional journalists. Outlines standards which commonly appear in statements drafted by journalism associations and individual print, broadcast, and online news organizations.
"First Amendment" refers to the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which reads:"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Web sites related to minority group representation within the profession of journalism.
Deals with criticism of journalism that features sex scandals, scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. Also termed "Yellow Journalism", it has been loosely defined as "not quite libel".
| This category covers the principles of an embargo, the use of confidential information, regulation concerning the keeping of anonymous sources, and means by which a journalist can cultivate sources. |
In journalism, a source is a person, publication or other record or document that gives information.
Also cover Watchdog journalism, a form of activist reportage aimed at holding accountable people and institutions whose functions impact social and political life.
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