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The principles and guidelines that govern the behavior and decision-making of journalists.
and ’s public statements about children’s safety online have shifted media coverage from simple celebrity privacy stories to broader debates about , regulation and parental rights, while simultaneousl...
Publication of unverified survivor testimony is judged against competing obligations: the journalist’s duty to seek truth and minimize harm, and the public’s right to know when the testimony bears on ...
The publication and circulation of passages from between late 2020 and 2024 provoked a sharp, partisan reaction that amplified existing narratives about , prompted criminal investigations and prosecut...
Major newsrooms treat as a lead, not a verdict: reporters first seek corroboration in documents, other witnesses, or , and senior editors plus legal teams weigh the public interest against risks to so...
said he would not dig into or replay his archive of roughly 50 interviews with because doing so “” of his guests and because Trump “did the show in an effort to be entertaining and have fun with us,” ...
No widely documented case was found in the supplied reporting of a mainstream who secretly obtained and then revealed private medical or cognitive‑test results of another public figure; the available ...
The episode commonly referred to as "Ashley Biden's diary" centers on a personal journal that was stolen from a Florida home in 2020, sold into conservative media channels, and later acknowledged by A...
When unverified survivor testimony surfaces that names public figures, professional newsrooms balance legal constraints, ethical duties to survivors, and verification standards before publishing, whil...
Digital tools have expanded the landscape of infidelity by enabling sustained emotional connections without physical contact, and surveys suggest a sizeable share of modern affairs are emotional or on...