Ethics: Should raw war video be included in a story?

In the Apr. 20 LEDE column on the New York Times website, Robert Mackey discussed the coverage of the Arab uprising. Latest Updates on the Uprisings in Libya and Syria…

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SCREENING: “Broken Records,” a new film by SPJ members Apr. 30

Join us April 30 for something different — "Broken Records," a documentary by SPJ members about Arab hip-hop. Here is a description from Shannon Farhoud, one of the filmmakers: "The…

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DEADLINE: Student journalists time to apply for The Working Press positions — April 18

The Working Press The Society of Professional Journalists is seeking 12 interns for The Working Press, a daily tabloid newspaper and online news site, that will cover the Excellence in…

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Award winning Egyptian blogger speaks at AU Apr. 14

Mahmoud Salem, otherwise known as @sandmonkey to his Twitter followers, provided second by second reports of the uprising in Egypt last month. His Tweets were picked up by major news…

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DC SPJ Freelance Lunch: April 26 at NPC

Once again freelancers get together at the National Press Club for lunch and the exchange of wisdom and war tales.

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