SANEF debate: newsrooms should never shy from discussing ethics

The idea for the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) debate came from City Press editor Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) after the storm caused by master spin-doctor Chris Vick's Confessions columns.

...On debate's Wednesday instalment, Haffajee said it's cowardly of Vick to spread "skulduggery" suggesting the industry is corrupt without substantiating his claims. A debate ensued over whether he should name and shame those that bribe reporters, but Vick (@chrisvick3) said he had approached the journalists' editors with no result.

Read the full article on www.dailymaverick.co.za.

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• Business Day: Editors ask Vick for names in bribery claims - see video link at bottom
  
• Business Day: Blurring the lines between PR and journalism - Chris Vick's latest column
  
• M&G Online: Media debate highlights need to nurture ethics
  
• IOL: Credibility crisis for media
  
• IOL: Talk about media ethics, editors told
  
• The Citizen: Media ethics in the spotlight
  
• Google News Search: SANEF debate Chris Vick
  
• Twitter Search: #sanef OR "Chris Vick"