media ethics

Does the public have the right to know? How differing police practices on naming crime victims can affect reporting

This is one of a series of features, news articles and videos on the June 2017 conference “Is no local news bad news? Local journalism and its future” hosted by the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre. To read more about the conference and local news, visit:  localnews.journalism.ryerson.ca. By SIERRA BEIN Staff reporter The first time Kim Bolan received a death threat…

How can journalists responsibly report on extremism? Join us for a panel discussion

What role does advocacy play in today’s journalism? Join us for a panel discussion

Ryerson journalism prof navigates censorship while teaching in China

By ALLISON RIDGWAY Staff Reporter Ryerson professor Anne McNeilly wasn’t sure what to expect when she travelled to China last spring to teach media ethics and news reporting to first and second-year journalism students. Teaching as a “foreign expert” for two and a half months at one of the oldest universities in the country – Jinan University in Guangzhou –…