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The Ethics of Retweeting And Whether It Amounts To Endorsement

July 31, 2014 • An internal memo spurred discussion on social media policy in the newsroom. Here at NPR, retweets DO count as endorsements. What do you think?

Another Day, Another Reason For Voters To Loathe Congress

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Another Day, Another Reason For Voters To Loathe Congress

July 1, 2014 • At a time when congressional approval ratings are at rock bottom, the House Ethics Committee quietly made it harder to track privately financed trips taken by members of Congress.

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Blame Your Brain: The Fault Lies Somewhere Within

June 16, 2014 • Can thinking about how the brain works also change how we think about crime and punishment? Commentator Tania Lombrozo says new research suggests it may be so.

The Price Is Wrong And You Know It: Do You Buy That Ticket?

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The Price Is Wrong And You Know It: Do You Buy That Ticket?

December 27, 2013 • Delta Air Lines will honor some incredibly inexpensive tickets it mistakenly sold on Thursday. Some cross-country trips were going for as little as $25. When it's obvious a seller has made a big mistake in your favor, is it OK to buy anyway?

Two Takeaways From An Offensive Tweet Heard 'Round The World

December 23, 2013 • Public relations professional Justine Sacco is out of a job after what she concedes was a "needless and careless tweet" about AIDS in Africa. Her experience reinforces some basic rules about the world of social media.

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Science: For Good Or Evil?

October 2, 2013 • The fear of science run amok has been with us as long as the practice itself. But who decides what are the reasonable ethical boundaries for science? Commentator Marcelo Gleiser grabs ahold of this question and advises that blindly placing constraints on certain types of inquiry will not save us from Pandora's Box. We have to be smarter than that.

Asking Permission Or Recording History When Photographing Grief

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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

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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

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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.

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NPR Ombudsman

The Ethics of Retweeting And Whether It Amounts To Endorsement

It's All Politics

Another Day, Another Reason For Voters To Loathe Congress

Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Blame Your Brain: The Fault Lies Somewhere Within

The Two-Way

The Price Is Wrong And You Know It: Do You Buy That Ticket?

The Two-Way

Two Takeaways From An Offensive Tweet Heard 'Round The World

Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Science: For Good Or Evil?

NPR Ombudsman

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 Ombudsman

An Introduction To NPR's New Ethics Handbook

NPR Ombudsman

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