We’re delighted to announce five finalists for the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. These finalists distinguished themselves in a competitive and impressive field of nominations, telling stories with outstanding ethics, integrity and impact. ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...

Mark your calendars for *Friday, Sept. 26* and join us for "Journalism Ethics in a Fracturing World," our free conference focused on journalism ethics in the face of fragmentation, increasing authoritarianism and disappearing and unreliable data. ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2025/07/28/j...

Good news about the winners of the Shadid Award for 2025. So much good work to consider, so such an honor to be at the top. Congrats to this team!

We’re excited to announce five finalists for the 2025 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. These finalists distinguished themselves in a competitive field of nominations, telling stories with outstanding ethics, integrity and impact. ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2025-shadid-...

If you are will be in DC on April 9 and want to see journalists who have struggled with some of the trickiest ethical issues of our time - you can come to the 2025 Shadid Award Ceremony. And you can hear Jane Mayer of The New Yorker in a conversation with journalist David Maraniss. bit.ly/3CPJzmi

This made for a good start to Black History Month. A group of students from Pres House just off the UW-Madison campus went on a civil rights trip during winter break. They told stories and led the benediction at the end of worship. You can read their reflections here: preshouse.org/community/bw...

Speaking As A Female Pilot Wise words of grief and of outrage from a wise woman. www.pilotingfaith.org/p/speaking-a...

This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.

We are open for nominations for the 2025 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. Learn about this special award and our nomination process here and apply by Jan. 15: ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/shadid-award...