These are slides for my keynote address at the Digital Journalism Ethics Symposium at the University of Colorado. Here's the keynote address: http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2014/03/15/upholding-and-updating-journalism-ethics-my-colorado-keynote/

1. Upholding & Updating
Journalism Values
Steve Buttry
Digital Journalism Ethics Symposium
University of Colorado
March 14, 2014

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8. Core principles
• Seek truth and report it
• Minimize harm
• Act independently
• Be accountable

20. Using confidential sources
1. Opinions are worthless without names
2. Beware of eager or powerful people
who won’t be accountable
3. Use confidentiality w/ reluctant sources
4. No background briefings
5. Use confidential sources to get to
documents or on-the-record sources

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