Free speech AND responsible journalism - Stephen Ward




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Free speech AND responsible journalism - Stephen Ward

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Stephen Ward, Professor of Journalism Ethics at University of Wisconsin-Madison, argues that human rights commissions should not have jurisdiction over publications but that journalists are ethically required to practise responsible journalism. Presented at the Joseph Howe Symposium, "The Media's Right to Offend: Exploring legal and ethical limits on free speech", hosted by University of King's College School of Journalism and the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership on November 1, 2008.

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ChumirEthics

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free, speech, freedom, expression, censorship, hate, offensive, responsible, journalism, media, ethics, Stephen, Ward, King's, Sheldon, Chumir, Foundation, leadership, human, rights, commissions, civil, liberties,

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