DePaul University Society of Professional Journalists
2018 National Campus Chapter of the Year Runner-Up
By Avery Luke “Words Matter,” featuring panelists Paula Froke, Dorothy Tucker, and Kam Burns, was one of many relevant and informative breakout sessions at SPJ’s 2020 Journalism Conference. The discussion centered around the question: What steps can journalists take to be precise in language and style choices in regard to race, gender, and identity? Paula …
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While criticism of the objective standard isn’t new, it has been given new life this year, despite the rejection of the changing climate by older journalists.
By Brianna Kelly SPJ/ONA DePaul President The past two SPJ/ONA DePaul chapter meetings were dedicated to re-evaluating the SPJ Code of Ethics and suggesting changes. This is part of a national movement in the organization to update the code and make it more relevant. Since the journalistic guidelines haven’t been revisited since 1996, we felt …
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Last Tuesday, SPJ/ONA DePaul met to continue the journalism ethics discussion that began at the following chapter meeting on Jan. 27. We revisited our suggested revisions to the SPJ Code of Ethics with two of our professors who specialize in press ethics, Jason Martin and Bruce Evensen. They helped us further develop our ideas from …
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