HOTLINE

Do you have a tough question about editorial policy or journalism ethics? If so, send it to ISWNE executive director Chad Stebbins at stebbins-c@mssu.edu, and he’ll email all ISWNE members. You can expect a quick and informed response from your colleagues, who may have encountered a similar situation at their newspaper.

Here are some of the recent questions and responses:


Charge advertisers a premium for guaranteed positions

Should newspaper help city select public information officer?

When to run stories about new businesses?

Material can be published as public record

Papers need to stick to a regular obit policy

ISWNE members debate reporting suicides