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Asking Permission Or Recording History When Photographing Grief

This photograph of Aline Marie praying outside St. Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Conn., has become the focus of a conversation surrounding ethics and photography on NPR's Picture Show blog. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Asking Permission Or Recording History When Photographing Grief

January 28, 2013 • NPR's photo blog has started a remarkably considered conversation over the ethics of taking a moving Newtown picture of a woman praying in grief. The woman and the photographer — each sympathetic — weigh in. The blog's debate over trade-offs is worth expanding to a wider public.

Resolving To Be A Better Person This Year? It'll Take More Than Good Intentions

Now that the party is over, are you ready to make good on your New Year's resolutions? Kurt Desplenter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Resolving To Be A Better Person This Year? It'll Take More Than Good Intentions

January 7, 2013 • What can we learn from philosophers about keeping New Year's resolutions and becoming better people? Commentator Tania Lombrozo considers some clever studies on the relationship between words and deeds.

Opinion

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An Introduction To NPR's New Ethics Handbook

March 13, 2012 • NPR's new Ethics Handbook, which revises its long-standing News Code of Ethics, powerfully focuses on principles more than rules, acknowledging that much of journalism is judgment. This is the first of several posts exploring the handbook, a "living document" designed to evolve.

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Open Forum

October 25, 2011 • Want post a comment about something we're not covering? Here's a space for readers to share their thoughts about media, policy and NPR's journalism.

Silence From Rep. Bachmann As Vaccine Challenge Expires

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., speaks during the California Republican Party Fall Convention dinner in Los Angeles. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption

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July 23, 2010 • Democrats who breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Blagojevich trial come to an unexpected end in Illinois now are nervous about another potential ethics stain on the party: charges leveled against Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York.

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Beats And Tweets: Journalistic Guidelines For The Facebook Era

October 15, 2009 • New rules encourage NPR's news staff to use popular social media services "for journalistic purposes and as a way to connect with the audience." But journalists also must avoid saying or doing anything online that jeopardizes NPR's credibility.

ethics

NPR Public Editor

Asking Permission Or Recording History When Photographing Grief

Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Resolving To Be A Better Person This Year? It'll Take More Than Good Intentions

Opinion

NPR Public Editor

An Introduction To NPR's New Ethics Handbook

NPR Public Editor

Open Forum

Shots - Health News

Silence From Rep. Bachmann As Vaccine Challenge Expires

Political Junkie

As Blagojevich Trial Ends, Rangel Scandal Hits Dems

Inside NPR.org

Beats And Tweets: Journalistic Guidelines For The Facebook Era