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Professional Standards and Ethics Committee Roster

The Professional Standards and Ethics Committee's purpose is to encourage the use of the Society's Code of Ethics, which promotes the highest professional standards for journalists of all disciplines. Public concerns are often answered by this committee. It also acts as a spotter for reporting trends in the nation, accumulating case studies of jobs well done under trying circumstances.

Professional Standards and Ethics Committee chair

Duane Pohlman
Anchor/Investigative Reporter
Local 12/ WKRC-TV
@DUANELOCAL12 Email

Fred Brown, vice chair
Adjunct Instructor, Media Ethics
University of Denver
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Professional Standards and Ethics Committee Members

Claire Regan
SPJ Board President-Elect
Journalism professor, Wagner College
@clairemariereg1

Danielle Mclean
SPJ At-Large Officer
Senior Editor, SmartCitiesDive
@DanielleBMcLean

Erin Garza
Assistant News Director
CBS Austin
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Dylan Smith
Editor and Publisher, TucsonSentinel.com
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Jericka Duncan
CBS National Correspondent
CBS Sunday Edition anchor â€œCBS Weekend Newsâ€

Alex Boos
News Producer, CBSDFW
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Michael Lear-Olimpi
Assistant Professor of Communications, Central Penn College
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Kathleen Johnston
Professor of Professional Practices, The Media School at Indiana Univ.
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Mitch Blacher
Investigative Journalist, Project Manager, ABC7 Washington
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Max McClellan
Executive Producer, Spotlight on America
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Chris Roberts
Associate Professor of Journalism, The University of Alabama
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