Ethics involve standards of conduct or moral judgment. The focus of this category is on web sites that discuss ethics in journalism as well as legal issues which face journalists.
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Recommended Resources
COVE, the Centre on Values and Ethics is a non-profit organization promoting values and ethics in the field of journalism and all forms of media.
http://www.carleton.ca/cove/
Web site provides information on ethics in journalism; including a copy of the ethics code of the Society of Professional Journalists.
http://spj.org/ethics.asp
FAIR, the Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, is a non-profit organization which serves as a watchdog group advocating independence and criticism in all forms of media.
http://www.fair.org/
The Josephson Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of the ethical quality in many areas, specifically the media industry.
http://josephsoninstitute.org/
Journalism Ethics for the Global Citizen
Web site provides information and other resources on journalism ethics in the global media; with an emphasis on improving standards throughout the field.
http://www.journalismethics.ca/
Law of Defamation and the Internet
Web site features white papers on the recent legal developments in the area of defamation law and the internet; prepared by an Australian barrister.
http://www.mattcollins.com.au/
The Media Ethics web site provides information on all aspects of the code by which all media providers aspire when conveying their respective messages.
http://www.mediaethics.org/
Media Ethics Online provides independent opinion and research articles on media ethics, as well as announcements and reviews of meetings, and publications.
http://www.mediaethicsmagazine.com/
The Media Law Resource Center is a non-profit organization which provides information on the laws pertaining to the media, specifically libel, defamation, and privacy.
http://www.medialaw.org/
The Media Research Center is a non-profit organization attempting to maintain ethics and bring responsibility to all forms of the media.
http://www.mrc.org/public/
Media Transparency is a non-profit organization tracing the funding resources of many forms of media in an attempt to create transparency in the industry.
http://mediamattersaction.org/transparency/
The Media Wise web site provides information, as well as research and training on media ethics; created by journalists and media lawyers in the United Kingdom.
http://www.mediawise.org.uk/
mediachannel.org is a media ethics supersite featuring criticism, breaking news, and investigative reporting from all forms of media worldwide.
http://www.mediachannel.org/
PCC, the Press Complaints Commission, is a non-profit organisation monitoring British newspapers and magazines to ensure they adhere to ethical guidelines.
http://www.pcc.org.uk/
The Poynter Institute Online is a non-profit organization promoting ethics in journalism; focusing on making better journalists.
http://www.poynter.org/
Regret The Error reports on corrections, retractions, clarifications, and trends regarding accuracy and honesty in North American media.
http://www.regrettheerror.com/
Society of Professional Journalists
The web site for the Society of Professional Journalists provides information on the ethics code by which thousands of media professionals abide.
http://spj.org/ethics/
