Director, Journalism and Media Ethics
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Subramaniam (Subbu) Vincent is director for the Journalism and Media Ethics program. Subbu's focus is on developing tools and frameworks to help advance new norms in journalism practice, ethical news product design and new vocabulary and signals to help the public process and demand ethical media. During 2017-18, Subbu was Tech Lead for The Trust Project at the Markkula Center. Prior to working for the Center, he was a 2016 John S Knight fellow at Stanford University. In his media career, he was publisher and editor-in-chief for two news magazines in Bangalore, India. Prior to that, he was a software engineer in Silicon Valley. READ FULL BIO
Articles by Subbu Vincent
Will Facebook’s News Tab be for ‘the Public’ and the Newsfeed for the ‘Users’?
Will Facebook's imminent News Tab feature help the public more seamlessly access credible local and national journalism without stumbling on junk along the way? This is the demand-side question.
The Ethics of Facebook’s Justifications to Exempt Hate and Lies by Politicians
New Facebook policy grants wide berth to politicians’ speech in newsfeed.
CNN’s Invoking the NOAA’s Response on Hurricane Bombing was Crafty and Ethical
The president’s interest in nuking hurricanes got into the news cycle last month, but one CNN reporter’s news article is an example of thoughtful work under deadline.
Breaking News Needs Nutrition from the ‘Truth Sandwich’
Ethical journalism practices require that presidential Tweets not serve as the story.
An Ethics Report Card: 3 Dilemmas for News Coverage of Mass Shootings
The news media is making progress on how to responsibly and ethically report on mass shootings.
