NEWS

January 2012 - CIME is planning the 4th CIME Forum to take place in Thimphu, Bhutan with a focus on "A New Era of Socio-Economic Responsibility for journalists in Bhutan and Beyond". We are currently seeking donors to support the Forum and improve the quality of journalism in the South Asian region. Provisionally there will be speakers from Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan and the USA. Should you be interested to sponsor the event please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The CIME Fellowship for Ethics Leadership has just started with the online J-Ethinomics training as the first pillar of the program. The selected Fellows will complete 5 pillar activities to become leaders in the ethics of their profession as well as conduct a research in media ethics.

From this month, subscribers will receive a modernised CIME Newsletter not only with new layout but new content as well, thanks to the great work of Ann Babe, Newsletter Editor and Tom Hughes, Graphic and Technical Consultant of CIME. Subscribe here to receive the Newsletter every month in your email box.

December 2011 - Melisande Middleton, co-founder of CIME met Puruesh Chaudhary, CIME Ambassador to Pakistan and Amir Jahangir, representative of Mishal Pakistan to discuss the partnership further.

CIME partners with Purple Mind Productions to promote ethical journalism and improve ethical standards in countries where the company is present.

The CIME Ethicontest has ended. Thank you for all the interesting essays! We will start the evaluation soon and announce the winner in January. You will be able to read the winner essay on “What are the ethical pitfalls of news photography from conflict or disaster zones, and how should a journalist choose what to publish?” in the CIME Newsletter.

CIME Fellowship for Ethics Leadership application period has ended. We will shortly announce the selected Fellows. Thank you for all the great submissions, the decision is not easy with so many great potential Fellows. The Fellows will receive training and support from CIME on 5 topics and will conduct a small research throughout the next year. This is a unique opportunity to become part of the CIME team and contribute to the improvement of global media ethics! If you missed your chance this year, do not hesitate to apply next year.

November 2011 -CIME is celebrating its 4th birthday on the 17th of November! Check out the evolution of the organisation in the last 4 years through a super visual timeline recalling the milestones we have come through!

CIME staff is spread around the world but this did not prevent us from getting together at different locations to celebrate the anniversary with delicious cakes. Check out our gallery for the photos.

The Public Trust Survey is now closed with more than 600 answers. Thanks for everyone who filled it in and contributed to our research. The CIME Staff has started analysing the data and the results will be available in early January.

October 2011 - The CIME Ethicontest 2011 is open! Essays on the given topic should be submitted by November 30 in English. Prizes are a scholarship to get certified in J-Ethinomics, the book "The Elements of Journalism" and the winner essay will be published in the CIME Newsletter and website. Reknown journalist and author, Geoffrey Nyarota will select the talented winner.

CIME has launched its new research on the Public Trust towards today's media. Everybody who reads news are cordially invited to fill in our short survey. Express your opinion on today's press! Do you trust the news and the journalists who write them?

CIME Staff, Csilla Szabó attended a seminar organised at the Council of the European Union in Brussels on "The impact of social media on journalism".

Rehman Azhar represented CIME at the local Agahi workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan organised by Mishal Pakistan on the topic of Investigative journalism and ethics.

September 2011 - The International Media Ethics Day took place on the 23rd of September. Journalists celebrated the day in 11 countries with local workshops and conferences and CIME offered several online ways of participating in the event.

On 4th of September, the Media Ethics Cine ended with several creative short videos submitted on the topic of media ethics. The CIME Board has chosen the video of Alexandru Lupica as official video of CIME for a year. Enjoy watching!

CIME continues collaboration with Mishal Pakistan on the Investigative Journalism and Ethics workshops, this month in Karachi Press Club on the occasion of the International Media Ethics Day and 26 Sept in the Press Club of Rawalpindi - Islamabad, Suzanne Harris from the U.K. represented CIME via video conference and talked about ethics.

August 2011 - CIME starts partnership with Mishal Pakistan to strengthen media ethics in Pakistan through the Agahi project. As a fist step of the collaboration, a series of Investigative Journalism and Ethics workshops are organised in Multan Press Club and Kashmir Press Club where Teresa Allen, representative of CIME from California participates via video conference to answer questions of the local journalists about global media ethics and the Media Ethics Survey report recently conducted by CIME. Read the Press Release

CIME welcomes Afghan journalists from Kandahar to its online media ethics training in August and September. The Afghan-Canadian Community Center provides its facilities equipped with computers and internet connection to local journalists in order to be able to participate in the J-Ethinomics course.