moe news room

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/2012/09/moe-removes-secondary-school-b.php

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/news/2012/09/scrapping-psle-not-the-solutio.php

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/news/2012/09/schools-taking-steps-to-reduce.php

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/forum/2010/10/students-can-excel-in-any-scho.php

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/forum/2011/12/integrated-programme.php

http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/news/2013/01/pm-meritocracy-goes-beyond-gra.php

http://www.moe.gov.sg/initiatives/every-school-good-school/

WORLD | Proverbs 31, Victoria's Secret, and viral marketing | Christina Darnell | April 26, 2013

WORLD | Proverbs 31, Victoria's Secret, and viral marketing | Christina Darnell | April 26, 2013

eca

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/04/how_to_tell_a_story_with_data.html

treatment of vets at walter reed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/walter-reed/

veterans in focus

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/11/07/vif.veterans.in.focus.special.cnn

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2010/11/12/vif.veterans.2010.special.cnn?iref=allsearch

nut graf and lead

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_graph

denver post coverage of aurora shooting

http://www.pulitzer.org/works/2013-Breaking-News-Reporting

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23029438/denver-post-staff-wins-pulitzer-prize-aurora-theater

tma02

http://us.cnn.com/2012/09/10/living/9-11-foundation-wounded-warrior-smart-home/index.html?hpt=hp_bn11

narrative strategies

http://www.poynter.org/uncategorized/72531/why-narrative-matters-as-newspapers-struggle/

should the SPJ code of ethics be revamped

http://umassnewscritic.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/should-spj-update-its-code-of-ethics/

npaa code of ethics

https://nppa.org/code_of_ethics
The National Press Photographers Association

Code of Ethics

Visual journalists and those who manage visual news productions are accountable for upholding the following standards in their daily work:

1. Be accurate and comprehensive in the representation of subjects.
2. Resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities.
3. Be complete and provide context when photographing or recording subjects. Avoid stereotyping individuals and groups. Recognize and work to avoid presenting one's own biases in the work.
4. Treat all subjects with respect and dignity. Give special consideration to vulnerable subjects and compassion to victims of crime or tragedy. Intrude on private moments of grief only when the public has an overriding and justifiable need to see.
5. While photographing subjects do not intentionally contribute to, alter, or seek to alter or influence events.
6. Editing should maintain the integrity of the photographic images' content and context. Do not manipulate images or add or alter sound in any way that can mislead viewers or misrepresent subjects.
7. Do not pay sources or subjects or reward them materially for information or participation.
8. Do not accept gifts, favors, or compensation from those who might seek to influence coverage.
9. Do not intentionally sabotage the efforts of other journalists.

Ideally, visual journalists should:

1. Strive to ensure that the public's business is conducted in public. Defend the rights of access for all journalists.
2. Think proactively, as a student of psychology, sociology, politics and art to develop a unique vision and presentation. Work with a voracious appetite for current events and contemporary visual media.
3. Strive for total and unrestricted access to subjects, recommend alternatives to shallow or rushed opportunities, seek a diversity of viewpoints, and work to show unpopular or unnoticed points of view.
4. Avoid political, civic and business involvements or other employment that compromise or give the appearance of compromising one's own journalistic independence.
5. Strive to be unobtrusive and humble in dealing with subjects.
6. Respect the integrity of the photographic moment.
7. Strive by example and influence to maintain the spirit and high standards expressed in this code. When confronted with situations in which the proper action is not clear, seek the counsel of those who exhibit the highest standards of the profession. Visual journalists should continuously study their craft and the ethics that guide it.

more thoughts on ethical reporting

http://davidjw.com/2013/03/05/spj-code-of-ethics/

1. I noticed that only two entries on the SPJ Code of Ethics specifically address multimedia journalism separately from traditional journalism. Those entries are under “Seek Truth and Report It” and are (emphasis is mine):
“Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.”
“Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible.”
While these two requirements touch on photojournalism and multimedia journalistic issues, they do not discuss multimedia editing, particularly the issue of cropping sound or recording natural sound in a slightly different location or at a different time. Better addressing these specific issues would update the SPJ Code, and increase its relevance to multimedia journalism.
2. When I worked as a news reporter for the Daily Wildcat, almost every story I wrote I faced ethical choices. I conducted interviews with my voice recorder, and while I didn’t make multimedia productions with the recordings I would use them when writing the story, and I would have to decide whether to use someone’s direct quotes or to paraphrase them. Sometimes if the audio quality was a bit rough or if there was background noise, a person’s exact wording  would not always be obvious and I would have to be very careful while listening in order to not misrepresent the interviewee.

thoughts about SPJ code of ethics

http://alexismontano.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/my-thoughts-on-the-spj-code-of-ethics/

1. In order to incorporate more of an understanding of ethics in multimedia journalism, I think this code of ethics is missing key elements of types of journalism that isn’t print. Video and re-enactments are spoken of in the “Seek Truth and Report It” section, but is lacking in all the others. This code should talk more about ethical rules applying to putting together audio and motion without losing context or credibility.

2. I faced an ethical choice when dealing with a profile I was writing about an ex-stockbroker named Michael Kapp last year. As I interviewed him, I came to the conclusion that his decision to work on Wall Street stemmed directly from the passing of his younger brother. I knew I had to ask more in-depth questions to get the full story, but I showed compassion and understanding as well as sympathy, allowing Mr. Kapp to feel comfortable. He shed a few tears, but eventually mustered up the confidence to tell me what exactly happened to his brother and how it related to his job. He later thanked me for being so sentimental to his feelings and showing emotion rather than being a stoic reporter just trying to do their job and get the facts.