Join us for live discussion from Thomson Reuters London HQ on ethics in journalism. On the panel are:
by MarkJones at 10/22/2009 4:33:25 PM
Ray Snoddy, - BBC Newswatch Presenter & Journalist; Anne McElvoy, Evening Standard Executive Editor; Joe Lelyveld, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Ex-NYT Journalist; and Sean Maguire, Global Editor of Political & Gen. News for Reuters
by MarkJones at 10/22/2009 4:34:45 PM
We'll be live-streaming the proceedings on this blog and we'll be monitoring comments here and via Twitter using the #reutersethics tag
by MarkJones at 10/22/2009 4:36:25 PM
twitpic.com Reuters News Ethics editor Dean Wright prepares for the debate
twitpic.com The social media rig and team behind the liveblog
First glimpse behind the scenes at #ReutersEthics...
bit.lyWe're about to go live with the discussion -- there'll be plenty of time for questions from Twitter using #reutersethics
by MarkJones at 10/22/2009 5:58:27 PM
Here we go
by MarkJones at 10/22/2009 6:03:37 PM
Reuters handbook of ethics is online
bit.ly Hope that citizen journos, budding journos etc will learn from it #reutersethics
"Handbook doesn't do journalism, journalists do." New tech, old fashioned temptation are constant challenges #ReutersEthics
Ray Snoddy wants to start by asking "Does democracy give space and scope to those who do not believe in democracy?" #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics Chair Ray Snoddy opens w question about whether BBC should be giving British National Party pubicity on Question Time prog
#reutersethics Reuters' Sean Maguire says BNP's policies should be held up to proper public scrutiny
Sean Maguire thinks that it's surprising that the BNP haven't been on QT before - need to be scrutinised #ReutersEthics
#reutersetihics Time Online's Simon Robinson draws parallel w how US journos made contact w insurgent groups during early stages of Iraq war
Lelyveld: Journalists duty is to report the hell outta the story" Who is he?Give readers clear view of who this character is #ReutersEthics
Anne McElvoy: "I would probably have had Nick Griffin on QT, I'm a journalist. There are downsides, his profile will go up" #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics New question: wil social media improve or kill journalism?
"Is social media an abomination that undermines your craft?" #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics Reuters' Maguire: social media is a good tipoff service but you need to verify
Sean Maguire: "Twitter is a tip off service" #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics Time's Robinson: There are issues about how quick online has become -- there's less time to reflect
Joe Lelyveld: "twitter isn't designed to cover the world, it captures the flavour of a moment" #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics Lelyveld: the risk of Twitter is that opinion creeps in and that sourcing gets informal
Joe Lelyveld: "Danger that two kinds of conversation infect each other - opinion creeps in, sourcing get casual" #ReutersEthics
Reuters rule for rumours-if something is reported by local media&plausible,they'll put something out heavily sourced #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics major discussion going on about how Reuters picked up a CNN story reporting gunfire on the Potomac without checking
Next batch of pics now live from #ReutersEthics
bit.ly#reutersethics Ane McElvoy: The thing that news orgs have is people who know things -- you don't know who you are reading on Twitter
Anne McElvoy: "One of the reasons ppl still come to reputable news orgs is they know we have ppl who know things-judgment" #ReutersEthics
Sean Maguire:When Reuters reported CNN story that turned out to be wrong,it was corrected v quickly.This serves consumer well #ReutersEthics
Anne McElvoy: "War of freesheets in Lnd v damaging. Titles have to work as commercial model. Can't run Standard as paid for." #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics Reuters' Maguire asks a new question: Is it possible to sustain high quality ethical journalism
Does pressure on business model of msm damage ethical journalism- journos can't go out&meet ppl etc? #ReutersEthics
Joe Lelyveld: "Some serious stories fall off table when see who is reading what.But msm can make mark by reporting in depth." #ReutersEthics
#reutersethics Leylveld: first-rate journalism will survive -- the better US papers are doing more enterprise journalism than 10 years ago
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