Ethics Webinar

Starts: June 3, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Ends: June 3, 2015 at 4:30 pm

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) are teaming up in June to offer a webinar featuring real-world examples of ethical decisions, using the SPJ and RTDNA Codes of Ethics as a framework for decision-making.

The hour-long session will be held on Tuesday, June 2 at 12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT and will be held again live on Wednesday, June 3 at 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT, to give attendees a choice of date and time which would be most convenient for them. A recorded version of the webinar will be made available to attendees later in the week, to share with their newsrooms.

Presenter: Kevin Benz, Ethics Faculty – The Kneeland Project / iMedia Strategies / Former News Director, Past RTDNA Chairman

SPJ’s Joe Radske, WISC-TV Executive Producer; and RTDNA’s Scott Libin, senior fellow at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will lead the discussion.

Three topics will be addressed:

  • In the on-going coverage of #BlackLivesMatter and racial unrest, a look at how and why we identify race and other distinguishing characteristics and thoughts on how we might do it better. (“Do no harm”)
  • The increasing influence of sales on content – How to balance commercial interests and editorial integrity
  • Following the Rolling Stone / UVA story retraction, how well are we checking sources in the age of social media journalism
Attendees can ask questions or comment using a text box alongside the webinar panel.

RTDNA and SPJ members can attend the webinar free by using a discount code in their member log-in panel. To get your code, RTDNA members sign in here, SPJ members sign in here. The cost of the webinar is $15 for non-members. Once you have your code in hand,click here to register for the webinar.

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