One of the guiding principals of the Society of Professional Journalists is ethics. If people can't trust that we're not reporting and writing the truth as we know it, why should the public trust us.
To read SPJ's Code of Ethics, click here.
I bring this up because the entries in our contest should be held to the ethical standards of the business. If you made a mistake in a story that you're going to enter, the correction (if one ran) should be attached to the story as well.
As such, when I got an e-mail this morning, I was pleased that one of my journalistic colleagues was so bound to his ethics that months after his story ran, and just a few days after he received an award, that when two mistakes were discovered in the story yesterday (one, the person said was "a particularly egregious error"), he withdrew his story from the contest and returned the award.
The winner's list has been updated below, and replacement awards for the other people in the category will be made and sent out in the coming weeks.
Showing posts with label Society Professional Journalists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Society Professional Journalists. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
From the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Profesional Journalists:
REMINDER -- TOMORROW
JOURNALISTS' MIXER WITH FORMER DAILY NEWS EDITOR
TUESDAY, MAY 6
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California invite you to a mixer TOMORROW, May 6, in downtown Los Angeles!Our guest will be former Los Angeles Daily News Editor Ron Kaye. He's been described as an "accidental anarchist," "passionate populist" and "the Patrick Henry of the San Fernando Valley."
Kaye recently launched a blog, RonKayeLA.com, and says he's "committed to carrying on his crusade for a greater Los Angeles as an ordinary citizen."Come by after work, have a drink and chat with Ron Kaye at Casey's Bar & Grill! The mixer is free and open to all journalists and FoJs (friends of journalists).
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
For more on SPJ-LA, go to: www.spj.org/losangelesCCNMA's mission is to promote diversity in the media by providing encouragement, scholarships and educational programs for Latinos pursuing careers in the news media.
CCNMA seeks to foster an accurate and fair portrayal of Latinos in the news media, and promote the social, economic and professional advancement of Latino journalists. For more on CCNMA, go to: www.ccnma.org
WHAT: SPJ-CCNMA MIXER
WHO: Our guest is former Daily News Editor Ron Kaye
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 6
WHERE: Casey's Bar & Grill at 613 S. Grand Ave. in downtown LA (between 6th and Wilshire); 213-629-2353. Parking is available across the street for $6. There's cheaper parking in the area. The bar is near the 7th St/Metro Center stop on the Red Line.INFO: We'll be meeting in the bar annex. Happy hour is from 4 to 7 p.m.
RSVP: Let us know your coming by sending an e-mail to: spj_la@hotmail.com# # #
REMINDER -- TOMORROW
JOURNALISTS' MIXER WITH FORMER DAILY NEWS EDITOR
TUESDAY, MAY 6
The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California invite you to a mixer TOMORROW, May 6, in downtown Los Angeles!Our guest will be former Los Angeles Daily News Editor Ron Kaye. He's been described as an "accidental anarchist," "passionate populist" and "the Patrick Henry of the San Fernando Valley."
Kaye recently launched a blog, RonKayeLA.com, and says he's "committed to carrying on his crusade for a greater Los Angeles as an ordinary citizen."Come by after work, have a drink and chat with Ron Kaye at Casey's Bar & Grill! The mixer is free and open to all journalists and FoJs (friends of journalists).
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
For more on SPJ-LA, go to: www.spj.org/losangelesCCNMA's mission is to promote diversity in the media by providing encouragement, scholarships and educational programs for Latinos pursuing careers in the news media.
CCNMA seeks to foster an accurate and fair portrayal of Latinos in the news media, and promote the social, economic and professional advancement of Latino journalists. For more on CCNMA, go to: www.ccnma.org
WHAT: SPJ-CCNMA MIXER
WHO: Our guest is former Daily News Editor Ron Kaye
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 6
WHERE: Casey's Bar & Grill at 613 S. Grand Ave. in downtown LA (between 6th and Wilshire); 213-629-2353. Parking is available across the street for $6. There's cheaper parking in the area. The bar is near the 7th St/Metro Center stop on the Red Line.INFO: We'll be meeting in the bar annex. Happy hour is from 4 to 7 p.m.
RSVP: Let us know your coming by sending an e-mail to: spj_la@hotmail.com# # #
Monday, April 14, 2008
KABC-TV Anchor Jovana Lara to MC SPJ/LA event
A news release from the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists:
SPJ/LA ANNOUNCES KABC-TV ANCHOR JOVANA LARA WILL SERVE AS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FOR THE 32ND ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS AWARDS BANQUET
LOS ANGELES – KABC-TV anchor Jovana Lara will serve as the mistress of ceremonies for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' 32nd annual awards banquet later this month.
The Distinguished Journalists Awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 30 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event helps SPJ/LA raise money for local programs, including scholarships and professional development.
Journalist and author Cokie Roberts will be the speaker at this year's event, which honors six local journalists.
This year's award recipients are Bob Banfield of KABC-TV, Beth Barrett of the Los Angeles Daily News, John Rabe of KPCC-FM and Tom Tugend of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times reporters Scott Glover and Matt Lait will be honored with the Freedom of Information Award.
Lara joined ABC7 Eyewitness News since December 2000 as a reporter and was promoted less than two years later to her current position as a co-anchor for the station's 11 a.m. newscast.
Tickets to the banquet are $80 per person for SPJ members, and $90 for non-SPJ members. Tables of 10 are available for $800.
More information on the banquet is available at www.spj.org/losangeles
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
SPJ/LA ANNOUNCES KABC-TV ANCHOR JOVANA LARA WILL SERVE AS MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FOR THE 32ND ANNUAL DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS AWARDS BANQUET
LOS ANGELES – KABC-TV anchor Jovana Lara will serve as the mistress of ceremonies for the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' 32nd annual awards banquet later this month.
The Distinguished Journalists Awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 30 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event helps SPJ/LA raise money for local programs, including scholarships and professional development.
Journalist and author Cokie Roberts will be the speaker at this year's event, which honors six local journalists.
This year's award recipients are Bob Banfield of KABC-TV, Beth Barrett of the Los Angeles Daily News, John Rabe of KPCC-FM and Tom Tugend of the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times reporters Scott Glover and Matt Lait will be honored with the Freedom of Information Award.
Lara joined ABC7 Eyewitness News since December 2000 as a reporter and was promoted less than two years later to her current position as a co-anchor for the station's 11 a.m. newscast.
Tickets to the banquet are $80 per person for SPJ members, and $90 for non-SPJ members. Tables of 10 are available for $800.
More information on the banquet is available at www.spj.org/losangeles
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to promoting high standards of ethical behavior and encouraging the free practice of journalism. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
