Kelly McBride

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Kelly McBride
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McBride in 2019
Born1966 (age 5758)
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Missouri School of Journalism
Gonzaga University (MA)
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher
Known for Media ethics

Kelly B. McBride (born 1966) [1] is an American writer, teacher and commentator on media ethics.

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Personal life

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]

Career

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]

Publications

Books

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]

Selected articles

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.

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  10. 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.
  11. McBride, Kelly (March 2014). "A practical approach to journalism ethics" (PDF). United States Department of State – Bureau of International Information Programs.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. Larimer, Sarah; Ohlheiser, Abby (December 4, 2015). "Live broadcasts inside San Bernardino shooters' home unnerve experts". Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  14. Gross, Doug (November 29, 2012). "How a fake Google news story spread online - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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  16. Zurcher, Anthony (December 16, 2014). "Sony hacks: Sorkin says media are 'morally treasonous'". BBC News. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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