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| Updates on ethical decision-making in newsrooms big and small, assembled by Poynter's Kelly McBride and colleagues. ... |
Monday, February 18, 2008 --- 156 days ago http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=67&aid=137051
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In the past two weeks I've been asked over and over if newsrooms should allow journalists to participate in caucuses and primaries where voters must publicly declare a political affiliation in order to get a ballot. Editors and news directors want to know what boundaries to set. Journalists everywhere get uncomfortable when it feels like their right to vote clashes with newsroom policies. I liked how Denver Post editor Greg Moore put it in his recent memo to staff. He said he would not prohibit folks from attending, but that he would prefer they hold back. He shares the concern that many editors have, namely that a record of the political affiliations will reinforce the perception that newsrooms are biased. It's a legitimate worry, given the slipping credibility of professional journalists. Moore went on to point out that certain journalists with very specific job titles must not declare a political affiliation. ... |
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