Programs and Events

Journalism and Mass Communications class with Professor Finch

Washington and Lee University Journalism and Mass Communications Department Curriculum Signature Programs Journalism and Media Ethics Programs and Events
Journalism and Mass Communications Department

The ethics program welcomes distinguished lecturers throughout the year, often in partnership with other programs across the university. Students, faculty, and staff attend these lectures and jointly reflect on current ethical issues prevalent in modern media and society.

Keynote speakers for the Ethics Institutes are often the most prominent lecturers. Look below to see links to several presentations featured on YouTube.

Past Events

: Leadership Lab in partnership with Roger Mudd Center for Ethics: Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic
Leadership Lab in partnership with the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics: “Journalism, Ethics, & Leadership in the Modern Age” with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg
81st Institute on Media Ethics Keynote with NPR Tiny Desk’s Bobby Carter
81st Institute on Media Ethics Keynote with NPR Tiny Desk’s Bobby Carter
Journalism in an Age of Falling Trust and Failing Institutions panel
80th Media Ethics Institute Keynote: “Journalism Ethics in an Age of Falling Trust and Failing Institutions,” a discussion with ESPN’s Michele Steele, NPR’s Leah Donnella, the Miami Herald’s Garrett Shanley and Knight Chair Eric Deggans
Marty Baron, former Washington Post editor
78th Media Ethics Institute Keynote with Marty Baron, former executive editor for The Washington Post
: Krissah Thompson, The Washington Post Managing Editor of Diversity and Inclusion
A conversation with Krissah Thompson, The Washington Post Managing Editor of Diversity and Inclusion, via Zoom with former Knight Chair Aly Colón
Margaret Sullivan, former Washington Post media columnist
A conversation with Margaret Sullivan, former Washington Post media columnist
66th Institute on Media Ethics panel
66th Institute on Media Ethics: “Keeping Our House in Order: Being Ethical While Under Attack”
Bob Steele, the Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values
64th Ethics in Journalism Keynote: “Reflecting Before Reacting: Why Ethics Matters” with Bob Steele
Keith Woods, NPR Vice President for Diversity in News and Operations
62nd Ethics in Journalism Institute Keynote: “Combating the Brutality of Bias” with Keith Woods
Vivian Schiller
61st Media Ethics Keynote: “Ethics: From the Times to Twitter” with Vivian Schiller
Gilbert Bailon
60th Media Ethics Keynote: “Ethics Amid the Ferguson Firestorm” with Gilbert Bailon
56th Institute on Ethics in Journalism “Why the Big News Organizations and Their Anonymous Sources Matter” by Dean Baquet, managing editor for news at The New York Times November 8, 2013
56th Ethics Institute Keynote: “Why the Big News Organizations and Their Anonymous Sources Matter” with Dean Baquet
Dan Rather
50th Institute on Ethics in Journalism Keynote with Dan Rather
Jayson Blair
“Lessons Learned” with Jayson Blair