The Center for Cooperative Media has organized Democracy Day to encourage pro-democracy #journalism#DemocracyDayUS2024https://collaborativejournalism.org/democracyday/about/
they continue ... With American democracy facing challenges we have not experienced in a century, our profession must CREATE NEW NORMS THAT VALUE TRUTH OVER NEUTRALITY, that challenge power rather than mirror it and that realize a multiracial democracy must be served by a multiracial press. A […]
We are thrilled that Margaret Sullivan, experienced journalist and wise media observer, has called our recommendations "thoughtful" and "urgently needed". https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/heres-an-urgently-needed-pre-election#Journalism#Democracy#Press 4/4
Journalists Make Choices We recommend that they adopt pro-truth, pro-democracy practices Part 3: Protect Americans from disinformation Sign our open letter here: https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage#Journalism#Democracy#Press 3/4
Media and Democracy Project guidelines: Part 2: Treat elections like they matter more than sports scores Full Guidelines here: https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage#Journalism#Democracy#Press 2/4
We are thrilled that experienced journalist and wise media observer Margaret Sullivan said our guidelines for better press coverage of the election are "thoughtful" and "urgently needed" Read what she said in full here […] [Original post on journa.host]
The rights and freedoms that Americans cherish are at risk. It’s more important than ever for news executives and journalists to step up and put the public before profit, democracy before tyranny, and truth before lies. 5/5 More here […]
As professionals dedicated to appraising facts and reporting truth, journalists have a duty to protect the American voter from disinformation. https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage 4/5
At the ballot box, voters deserve the opportunity to make their choices with crystal clear information about the threats to their rights and freedoms posed by anti-democracy candidates. https://www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2024-election-coverage#Press#Democracy#Journalism 3/5
Our 18 guidelines encourage newsrooms to center fact-based reporting that shifts the focus from polls and drama to candidates’ policies, past governance, behavior and capability. The guidelines fall under three categories: 1) Treat elections like they matter […] [Original post on journa.host]
