NPR Introduces New Ethics Handbook, Appoints Standards and Practices Editor

Poynter Institute by Mallary Jean Tenore | Feb. 24, 2012 (News Report)

Today, NPR is introducing staffers to a new Ethics Handbook that has been in the works for more than a year and illustrates how the organization is taking steps to safeguard against some of the ethical dilemmas it’s faced in the past.

NPR began working on the 72-page handbook shortly after Ellen Weiss, vice president of news, fired news analyst Juan Williams for remarks he made about Muslims on “The O’Reilly Factor.” The October 2010 ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Howard Finberg - Feb 24, 2012 - 9:29 AM PST
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Edited by: Howard Finberg - Feb 24, 2012 - 9:51 AM PST

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