"Get an Edit"

Code of Ethics

Public Radio News Directors Inc. is committed to the highest standards of journalistic ethics and excellence. We must stand apart from pressures of politics and commerce as we inform and engage our listeners. We seek truth, and report with fairness and integrity.

Independence and integrity are the foundations of our service, which we maintain through these principles:

TRUTH

Journalism is the rigorous pursuit of truth. Its practice requires fairness, accuracy, and balance

We strive to be comprehensive. We seek diverse points of view and voices to tell the stories of our communities.

FAIRNESS

Fairness is at the core of all good journalism.

We gather and report the news in context, with clarity and compassion.

We treat our sources and the public with decency and respect.

Our reporting is thorough, timely and avoids speculation.

INTEGRITY

The public's faith in our service rests on our integrity as journalists.

Editorial independence is required to ensure the integrity of our work.

We identify the differences between reporting and opinion.

We guard against conflicts of interest - real and perceived - that could compromise the credibility and independence of our reporting.

We are accountable when conflicts occur. We disclose any unavoidable conflicts of interest.

Training – “Got an Edit”

PRNDI held its first ever regional training at Chicago Public Radio in late April. NewsWorks trainers Tanya Ott and Michael Marcotte gave a group of 12 Midwest reporters a day of boot camp in public radio feature production, then helped them produce their own localized stories about the foreclosure crisis. Here's one that aired on Chicago Public Radio from reporter Ashley Gross:

You can see photos and get a bit more information by clicking here.

PRNDI hopes to sponsor the next regional training in Fall 2008. If you'd like to host it, contact Training Committee Chair Julianne Welby, jwelby@wfuv.org.

PRNDI News Director Handbook

The wheels may be turning slowly, but they ARE turning. Former PRNDI President Michael Marcotte is beginning the work on the News Director Handbook. This will be the area of our website dedicated to various handbook topics as they become available.

PRNDI is contributing ongoing programmatic and content expertise to The Public Radio Exchange. The current PRX News Curator is PRNDI Board Member Julianne Welby.