Center for International Media Ethics

AbOUT

The Center for International Media Ethics (CIME) is a non-profit organization that provides ethics training to journalists worldwide and advocates for the importance of training & discussion on ethics among media professionals.

History

CIME began in July 2007, after thirty-two young journalists and professionals from five continents gathered in Prague for a week-long European Journalism Institute hosted by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS). After this week CIME emerged as a formal international framework to help journalists take on a proactive role in shaping their societies.

Work

The Center for International Media Ethics has held international conferences on the role of ethics in media, publishes a monthly newsletter focused on this discussion, and provides ethical training for low income journalists.

EthicsforMedia

EthicsforMedia is a sister organization of CIME. This organization works to demonstrating that ethical journalism practices supports the long-term financial prosperity of media organizations. EthicsforMedia also provides ethical training courses but with a focus on the market value of such training.

Criticism

The belief that ethical reporting builds trust in the media and thereby generates return for media companies, has not been fully explored by quantitative research and would need to be further corroborated. Studies on this topic website should be further developed by experts in the field.