American journalist, educator, and ethicist
Kelly B. McBride (born 1966)[1] is an American writer, teacher and commentator on media ethics .
Kelly McBride earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1988 from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, and a Master of Arts in religious studies in 2000 from Gonzaga University , Spokane , Washington .[2] She is a mother and is divorced.[3]
McBride worked as a reporter in the Pacific Northwest for 15 years before joining the non-profit Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida .[4]
Since 2002,[5] she has published "Updates on ethical decision-making in newsrooms big and small" at poynter.org.[6] As vice president of the Academic Programs of Poynter Institute, she also serves on Poynter's board of trustees.[7] At Poynter she has headed the Ethics Department and the Reporting, Writing and Editing Department, and has directed Poynter's Sense-Making Project, an initiative exploring changes in journalism , from "a profession for a few to a civic obligation of many",[8] including the Fifth Estate and effects of technology on democracy .
In April 2020, she became National Public Radio 's public editor through a partnership with NPR and Poynter [9]
McBride co-edited The New Ethics of Journalism: Principles for the 21st Century , featuring 14 essays and a new code of ethics for journalists.[10]
In March 2014, she authored A Practical Approach to Journalism Ethics for the Bureau of International Information Programs of the United States Department of State .[11]
News sites including The New York Times ,[12] Washington Post ,[13] CNN ,[14] NPR [15] and the BBC [16] have quoted McBride's advice on journalistic ethics and have published her essays.
"When It's O.K. to Pay for a Story" (2015)[12]
"How Should NPR Cover Itself?" (2009)[15]
"Pubmedia leaders should seek 'creative ways' to explore country's deep divisions" (2009)[17] (commissioned by Editorial Integrity for Public Media: Principles, Policies, Practices)[18]
"Rethinking rape coverage – Should anonymity be absolute" (2002)[19]
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^ "Poynter Online. Kelly McBride" . Poynter.org . February 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
^ Kelly McBride, Art Caplan , Craig Kopp (September 26, 2018). Lawns (podcast). NPR. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
^ "Kelly McBride" . Poynter . Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
^ McBride, Kelly (9 January 2002). "Ethics Essays" . poynter.org . Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2017 .
^ Mcbride, Kelly (15 July 2008). "Everyday Ethics" . poynter.org . Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2017 .
^ "Poynter Names Kelly McBride to its Board of Trustees" . about.poynter.org . 17 January 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017 .
^ "McBride, Kelly – SAGE Publications Inc" . us.sagepub.com . 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017 .
^ "Kelly McBride" . NPR.org .
^ McBride, Kelly; Rosenstiel, Tom (30 July 2013). The New Ethics of Journalism : Principles for the 21st Century . CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-60426-561-3 .
^ McBride, Kelly (March 2014). "A practical approach to journalism ethics" (PDF) . United States Department of State – Bureau of International Information Programs.
^ a b Mcbride, Kelly (2015-06-09). "When It's O.K. to Pay for a Story" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
^ Larimer, Sarah; Ohlheiser, Abby (December 4, 2015). "Live broadcasts inside San Bernardino shooters' home unnerve experts" . Washington Post . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Gross, Doug (November 29, 2012). "How a fake Google news story spread online - CNN.com" . CNN . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ a b Shepard, Alicia C. (April 1, 2009). "How Should NPR Cover Itself?" . NPR.org . Retrieved 2017-02-09 .
^ Zurcher, Anthony (December 16, 2014). "Sony hacks: Sorkin says media are 'morally treasonous' " . BBC News . Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ McBride, Kelly (5 December 2016). "Pubmedia leaders should seek 'creative ways' to explore country's deep divisions" . Current . Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
^ "Editorial Integrity for Public Media" . publicmediaintegrity.org . Retrieved February 9, 2017 .
^ McBride, Kelly (20 November 2002). "Quill: Rethinking rape coverage – Society of Professional Journalists" . www.spj.org . Retrieved 9 February 2017 .
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