CIME Planning for 2010 Forum

CIME Forum 2009 is now history and the organizing committee for the CIME Forum 2010 will soon come out with details on next year's gathering of journalists, to address a practical approach to developing ethics in the media in a new location and with a renewed focus. | MORE

Informed Consent and the Use of Pseudonyms

In his April 2008 article for The New Yorker, "Vengeance is Ours: What can tribal societies tell us about our need to get even?", Jared Diamond describes violent blood feuds between local groups in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The central figure in the story is Daniel Wemp, a member of the Handa clan, who sought to avenge the death of his uncle. Diamond uses Wemp's quest for retribution and the bloodshed that ensues - an alleged six battles resulting in about 30 deaths and the theft of 300 pigs - to examine the role of vengeance in contemporary Western society. The author also shares a personal example: his late father-in-law, a Polish Jew, had the chance to take revenge on the leader of an armed gang responsible for the murder of his mother, sister, and niece, but instead turned the offender in to police, and lived to regret it. Diamond reflects on vengeance as a powerful and universal human emotion, and considers these different approaches; in Papua New Guinea, it is sought out directly, in Poland, left to the State. | MORE

CIME in North Africa: Bridging Ethics Theory and Practice

CIME Director Melisande Middleton was invited to speak about social responsibility in the media at a conference on "Information Ethics in a Changing Arab World", hosted on April 23-24, 2009 by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Institute of Press and Information Sciences (IPSI) based in Manouba, Tunisia. | MORE

Middle East Eisenhower Fellow Visits CIME

CIME's relationship with Eisenhower Fellowships grew stronger this month with another visit from the Philadelphia-based organization. This time, the Center was honoured to host Eisenhower Fellow Mr. Muamar Orabi Nakhla, Director General of Wattan TV in Ramallah, Palestine. | MORE

CIME extends its reach to Eastern Europe in Sofia, Bulgaria

CIME participated in a media ethics conference hosted by the American Embassy of Bulgaria in Sofia on May 11th. CIME's Director was present with founding members Tanya Obushtarova (Bulgaria) and Markéta Bílská (Czech Republic). | MORE