By FASPE Chair David Goldman We have become accustomed to “fact-checking” of our governmental…
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On Complicity and the Mirror
By FASPE Chair David Goldman Complicity: per one definition, “association or participation…in a wrongful…
Ethical Journalism vs. Complicity
By FASPE Chair David Goldman The Trump Administration announced that reporters from the Wall…
Bystanding and Normalizing: Two Sides of Complicity
By FASPE Chair David Goldman There is an entire cottage industry philosophizing about whether…
Flooding the Zone and Ethical Stress
By FASPE Chair David Goldman We are inundated with attacks on universities, access to…
Considering Professional Ethics: April 2025
Filling Ethical Gaps By FASPE Chair David Goldman I have written previously about the…
Considering Professional Ethics: February 2025
The Dangerous Devaluation of the Civil Service Profession By David Goldman, FASPE Chair We…
Historical Attacks on the Rule of Law Didn’t End Well
By FASPE Chair David Goldman I fear making analogies to 1933 Germany—analogies to Nazism…
Where Are They Now? February 2025 Alumni Feature
Each month, FASPE highlights an alumni for their notable work in a newsletter feature…
Considering Professional Ethics: January 2025
This month as we observe the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, it…
Considering Professional Ethics: December 2024
By FASPE Chair David Goldman I write each month about an issue of professional…
2016 Fellow Rachel E. Gross Recognized by the New York Times
We are excited to share with you that 2016 Journalism Fellow Rachel E. Gross…
Children of No Nation: ISIS Orphans and National Responsibility
Now that ISIS no longer controls territory, the question arises of what should become…
Does Sharing Imaging Data Unmask Patients’ Privacy?
It is common practice to share large sets of data for research purposes, which…
Did the New York Times Blow the Whistleblower’s Cover?
The New York Times last month faced withering criticism from national security professionals who…
Did the NBA Root for the Wrong Team in the Hong Kong Conflict?
What should happen when an employee’s tweet is condemned by an authoritarian regime –…
On Sunday, Do We Rest from the News?
When does breaking news compel a preacher to rewrite Sunday’s sermon? Those of us…
Organ Procurement: Do Doctors Belong In the Room?
By FASPE Medical Fellows Alexa Kanbergs and Joseph Scarpa, Jr. Organ Procurement Organizations typically…
Can the Structure of a Court Taint the Judges?
By FASPE Law Fellows Shannon Joyce Prince and Carson Thomas Every day, migrants and…
To Play or Not to Play
By FASPE Journalism Fellows Christine Rushton, Ian Kullgren, and Dustin Volz What should journalists…