Dominic Ponsford takes up the digital doorstepping point, and misses the point: I would argue that when you are writing a story about someone’s death or serious injury it would be disrespectful not to contact the family. This gives…
ethics
A collection of 16 posts
We need a conversation about the ethics of digital doorstepping
I first wrote about digital doorstepping a decade ago. And the problem has only got worse: I have dealt with 50+ journos online today. Two found my mobile number. This cunt found my house. I still don't know if my…
WikiLeaks Task Force doxing concerns: is Twitter verification making you a target?
Remember when I was amused by Twitter deciding that I’m not a journalist or in the media? Well, now I’m profoundly glad. Why? Well, this little Tweet from a WikiLeaks-affiliated group went out on Friday: Of course, many,…
Viral videos: financial reality trumps ethics?
What happens when you have a video go seriously viral? A media frenzy ensued and ultimately Kim’s video was seen by tens of millions of people around the world. A slew of news organisations sought Kim’s permission to…
Reddit for Journalists
Three speakers at news:rewired talking about use of Reddit in journalism, moderated by Mark Frankel, assistant editor, social news, BBC James Cook, Daily Dot There’s two main tasks: Finding new stories Sharing stories How do you get started?…
Don't trust over-worked decaf drinkers
If you’re in an office full of over-worked journalists, the coffee drinkers are the ones to trust: According to a recent study, caffeine helps you resist pressure to act unethically at work. Oh, alright then. It’s more complex…
The Mumsnet content racket
Mumsnet charges you to provide them with content… I’m sorry, Mumsnet charges writers and actors or their publishers and producers for the privilege of providing content for its website? I shouldn’t have been shocked. The logical next step…
Two screens, all horror
We live in a world where journalists hacked a murdered girl’s phone – and where the activities of a serial sexual predator like Jimmy Savile went unreported for decades. British journalism has a lot of questions to ask of itself.…