Organizational communication is not immune to issues of ethics. We need to think carefully about what to say or not and how to share about organization activities, staff, constituents, and beneficiaries. Journalists as well as organizational communicators have created a wide variety of resources for considering ethical issues. The resources below are free!

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Overviews of Ethics

• Journalism Ethics (International Journalists Network)
• Ethics in Journalism (Aljazeera Media Insitute)
• Is Your Journalism Ethical
• Fairness in Journalism
• Photojournalism Ethics

Organizational Communications Ethics

• Radi-Aid
• Ethics in Storytelling (Reliant Creative webinar)

Examples of Codes of Ethics

• Evangelical Press Association Code of Ethics
• Reuter’s Standards & Values

Articles on Various Ethics Topics

• Exploring Boundaries between Journalism Ethics, Charity, and Advocacy
• Tips for Covering Poverty
• Tips for Reporting News Outside Your Home Country Accurately
• Reporting on Refugee Communities
• Simplicity Gone Astray

Corruption

• Beware of Corruption in Reporting

Reporting on Moral Issues

• Dealing with Morality Issues in Stories (MTI webinar)

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