Center for Ethics attracts media attention

The new Center for Journalism Ethics and its director, Prof. Stephen Ward, have been attracting the attention of journalists, columnists, and book authors. Here are a couple of recent examples:

In his weekly column Sept. 6, Clark Hoyt, public editor of the New York Times, sought advice from three ethicists concerning an alleged conflict of interest involving technology writer David Pogue. One of the ethicists named in the column was Prof. Ward.  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/opinion/06pubed.html?_r=1

Also, on Sept. 6, in the Wisconsin State Journal, Prof. Ward was quoted in a report by Jason Stein for a story on a reporter who did not fully disclose to an interviewee who he was writing for. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_43751011-0980-527f-be38-63ee4a4530bf.html

Meanwhile, a new book, Losing the News, by Alex Jones of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, begins Chapter Five with a quote from a talk given by Prof. Ward on how ethics struggles in a media world that seems to be "going to hell in a hand basket."

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