RTNDA Canada launches new ethics committee

TORONTO – A new committee aimed at addressing the various journalistic ethics questions reporters face every day has been struck by RTNDA Canada, the association of electronic journalists. The president of RTNDA Canada, Bob McLaughlin, says this new Media Ethics and Communications Committee will provide expertise on broad journalistic questions as they arise. "RTNDA needs to provide leadership and be responsive to issues, which confront working journalists in this country. These issues can range from cameras in our courtrooms to questions of journalistic independence," said McLaughlin. "This committee will assist the executive of RTNDA Canada in developing a response to...