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– 1/03/20: Application deadline: SPJ Foundation Grants (2020 election projects)
– 1/06/20: Application deadline: The POLITICO Journalism Institute Training Program
– 1/08/20: Application Deadline: Fulbright Germany's Berlin Capital Program for young American journalists and journalism students
– 1/14/20: Entry Deadline: Mark of Excellence Awards
– 1/19/20: Deadline for submissions: EIJ20 call for program proposals
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Annually, the SPJ Foundation awards about $300,000 in grant monies. Apply today.
Deadline to apply:
– For time-sensitive projects related to the 2020 election ONLY: January 3, 2020
– For other projects (including those 2020 election projects that are less time-sensitive): February 16, 2020
For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press. Join us today!
For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press. Join us today!
Journalism Ethics
For journalism instructors and others interested in presenting ethical dilemmas for debate and discussion, SPJ has a useful resource. We've been collecting a number of case studies for use in workshops. The Ethics AdviceLine operated by the Chicago Headline Club and Loyola University also has provided a number of examples. There seems to be no shortage of ethical issues in journalism these days. Please feel free to use these examples in your classes, speeches, columns, workshops or other modes of communication.
Index
Using the Holocaust Metaphor
Aaargh! Pirates! (and the Press)
Reigning on the Parade
Controversy over a Concert
Deep Throat, and His Motive
When Sources Wont Talk
A Suspect Confession
Whos the Predator?
The Medias Foul Ball
Publishing Drunk Drivers Photos
Naming Victims of Sex Crimes
A Self-Serving Leak
The Times and Jayson Blair
Cooperating with the Government
Offensive Images
The Sting
A Media-Savvy Killer
A Congressmans Past
Crafting a Policy
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– Open Doors: Accessing Government Records
– Campus Access Center
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