2010 Session 2

SESSION II 10:45 – 12:00

Ethics for the New Investigative Newsroom

Session covers a report on a recently staged roundtable on ethical issues in creating and operating non-profit investigative newsrooms. The roundtable addressed such issues as funding and conflicts of interest, editorial independence and transparency.

Moderator:

Lee Wilkins, professor, Missouri School of Journalism

Panelists:

Stephen J.A. Ward, Director, Center for Journalism Ethics, UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Andy Hall, executive director and reporter, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Brant Houston, Knight Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Reporting, University of Illinois

Respondents:

Martin Kaiser, editor and senior vice president, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Carol Toussaint, consultant to charitable foundations and nonprofit organizations