Payne Awards commend ethics in journalism.Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard ETHICS AWARDS EVENTS Journalists honored: At 2 p.m. today at the UO Knight Library Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon's library system, located on the University's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Its design is emblematic of the architecture of the University's older buildings, and it serves as a hub of student activity. Browsing Room Lecture: Ann Marie Lipinski, vice president and editor of the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper , presents the annual Ruhl Lecture titled `Heartland Ethics: Learning Values at the Ironing Board' at 4 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Erb Memorial Union building. Both events are free. The stories: Read the stories online at www.spokesman review.com/jimwest/ and www.nytimes.com/ 2005/12/19/national/ 19kids.ready.html. The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times requires free registration for access. Journalists facing tough challenges in reporting important stories will be honored for their ethical decision-making today at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . The Payne Awards for ethics in journalism has been given to The Spokesman-Review for an investigative series on Spokane Mayor Jim West, who used his power and position to entice sexual contact with teens. In the aftermath of more than 150 stories about the mayor, community members voted to recall him from office. New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald Kurt Alexander Eichenwald (born June 28, 1961), an American, formerly writer and investigative reporter at The New York Times newspaper until October 2006, when he resigned to become an investigative reporter with Condé Nast's inaugural business magazine, Portfolio is being recognized for his series on Internet pornography Internet pornography is pornography that is distributed via the Internet, primarily via websites, peer-to-peer file sharing, or Usenet newsgroups. While pornography had been traded over the Internet since the 1980s, it was the invention of the World Wide Web in 1991 as well as the that focused on the particular experience of a young man whose life changed for the better after his contact with Eichenwald. Both series, written in 2005, prompted critiques from media ethicists and journalists because of the unusual methods employed to get the stories. At the Spokesman-Review, reporters hired a forensic computer specialist who posed as a teen online to confirm that Mayor West actually was interacting with teens at a gay Web site. West, a prominent Republican and longtime politician, had worked on legislation that would bar homosexuals from certain jobs. Eichenwald broke two traditional rules of reporting in his story on the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of pornographic Webcasting. He didn't immediately reveal that he was a reporter when he first contacted Justin Berry Justin Berry (born July 24 1986) is an American who, beginning at age 13, operated pornographic websites featuring himself and other teen males.[1] In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a New York Times feature article. , a teen drug addict Any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so drawn to the use of such narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his or her drug use. who had made thousands of dollars broadcasting online live images of himself naked or engaging in sex acts. Eichenwald only told Berry he was a reporter after meeting him in person for the first time. After that, Eichenwald became part of the story by encouraging Berry to give up drugs and online pornography and become a witness for federal prosecutors. The journalists at each paper have defended their decisions saying they represented the best ethical choices among complex decisions on stories involving potential crimes against children and youth. The controversy around their choices makes the Payne Award that much more meaningful, said Eichenwald, who was in Eugene along with reporters Bill Morlin and Karen Dorn-Steele of the Spokes- man-Review. "I couldn't have thought of an award that would mean more to me than this one," Eichenwald said. "The only time I've faced ethics questions is the only time I've won an ethics award." At the Spokesman-Review, editors talked at length about how to verify the information being given to them by teenage sources, Morlin said. "There were numerous discussions around tables like this one," he said during a visit with journalists at The Register-Guard on Wednesday. "We had a handful of dynamite dynamite, explosive made from nitroglycerin and an inert, porous filler such as wood pulp, sawdust, kieselguhr, or some other absorbent material. The proportions vary in different kinds of dynamite; often ammonium nitrate or sodium nitrate is added. and we knew it." The Spokesman Review also opened up their process to public scrutiny, posting complete transcripts of the reporters' interviews with the mayor and the young men he had contact with, some of whom accused him of molesting them when they were children. The Payne Award - established by Seattle broadcaster Ancil Payne in 1999 - recognizes journalists reporting in the face of political or economic pressures and rewards performance that inspires public trust in the media. Payne, the former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of LING Broadcasting, died in 2004. Judges this year were impressed with the decision-making and transparency of the process at the Spokesman-Review, said Tim Gleason Tim Gleason (b. January 29 1983, Clawson, Michigan) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Carolina Hurricanes. Gleason was drafted twenty-third overall from the Windsor Spitfires in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. , dean of the UO School of Journalism and Communication. "The committee wasn't taking a position on the question of whether it was the right or wrong decision, but the deliberate process and the way they went about informing their readers," he said. Eichenwald's award acknowledges his decision to go beyond the standard boundaries marking the role of a journalist interacting with his source. "We found that to be an extraordinary effort, when the forces of the business would push you in another direction," Gleason said. |
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