UW Center for Journalism Ethics

Natalie Yahr sits in a leather chair interviewing Melissa Sanchez, who is also seated, on the stage of the Play Circle in Memorial Union. Both women are smiling.

Today's the last day of @propublica.org journalist @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social 's residency with the Center for Journalism Ethics. Pictured here is Melissa in public conversation w/ Natalie Yahr on Tuesday. We cannot thank her enough for the energy and thoughtfulness she has poured into her visit!

Holy cow! Incredible recognition for this team and work. Congratulations to Cynthia and Joaquin, some of the best journalists and humans in the business. Thank you @uwethics.bsky.social!

Congratulations to the @sfchronicle.com team for this incredible recognition. What an inspirational project. Excited to celebrate this achievement with the rest of the CJE team in D.C. in April!

Headshot of featured guest Jeffrey Goldberg

Please join us in honoring these winners at the award ceremony in Washington, DC on April 20, which will feature special guest @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social in conversation with @davidmaraniss.bsky.social:

ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026-shadid-...

Headshots of 2026 winners of the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics, Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes, who have won for their San Francisco Chronicle investigation of mental health treatment facilities in California.

It's our great privilege to announce the winners of the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics.

Congratulations to the @sfchronicle.com team of Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes who investigated for-profit mental health hospitals in California: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...

Tonight we welcome journalist-in-residence @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social (@propublica.org) for a conversation w/ Natalie Yahr (@wisconsinwatch.org) on "Reporting on Immigration in Times of Crisis: Wisconsin and Beyond." Play Circle/Memorial Union at 6:30 pm, or online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Gd...

The Public Tech Media Lab & @tomasdodds.bsky.social will host a "Digital Investigations Bootcamp" on campus in May 2026. Come learn from expert open source investigation (OSINV) trainers how to verify digital evidence & uncover misinformation. More info: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/02/05/r...

Photojournalists call for new ethical guidelines to address changing media landscape By Jonás Tijerino Increased ICE activity over the last few months has resulted in several highly documented civilian deaths, including Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Civilians and journalist...

Fellow Jonás Tijerino talked to working photojournalists who say they're being pushed into a new ethical gray zone where truth, safety, access and public trust collide. With insights from @ruthiehaugephoto.bsky.social & Tanya Habjouqa.

ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/02/24/p...

🎉 Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day, a national moment to celebrate the important role of student journalists and advocate for their First Amendment rights.

Learn more: studentpressfreedom.org

AI versus accuracy? We're willing to make the trade-off. When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway.

When asking AI about the news, readers “know the answers they are getting are not perfect.” They keep asking anyway. Read @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social of @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/a...

Photojournalists call for new ethical guidelines to address changing media landscape By Jonás Tijerino Increased ICE activity over the last few months has resulted in several highly documented civilian deaths, including Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. Civilians and journalist...

Fellow Jonás Tijerino talked to working photojournalists who say they're being pushed into a new ethical gray zone where truth, safety, access and public trust collide. With insights from @ruthiehaugephoto.bsky.social & Tanya Habjouqa.

ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/02/24/p...

The Public Tech Media Lab & @tomasdodds.bsky.social will host a "Digital Investigations Bootcamp" on campus in May 2026. Come learn from expert open source investigation (OSINV) trainers how to verify digital evidence & uncover misinformation. More info: ptml.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/02/05/r...

Next week, we welcome @propublica.org's Melissa Sanchez to campus as our 2026 journalist in residence. She will take part in a public event, "Reporting on Immigration in Times of Crisis: Wisconsin and Beyond" on Tues., March 3. More info: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/01/28/p...

2026 Shadid Award Finalists The judges for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics are honored to select five outstanding entries as finalists for the 2026 award from an impressive field of nominations.

We’re delighted to announce five finalists for the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. These finalists distinguished themselves in a competitive and impressive field of nominations, telling stories with outstanding ethics, integrity and impact.

ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...

I'm so happy to share that our reporting on the Venezuelan men sent to a prison in El Salvador was just named a finalist for one most special awards in journalism -- the Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. And congrats to all of the other finalists who produced such important work last year!

See the thread. Each of these finalists is stellar.

The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

Congratulations Shadid finalists @perla-trevizo.bsky.social, @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @micarosenberg.bsky.social, Gabriel Sandoval, Ruth Talbot, Ronna Risquez, Adrián González, Jeff Ernsthausen, @adriancfn.bsky.social, Carlos Centeno (@propublica.org)
projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-i...

The mystery shocked San Francisco. What led to the death of a girl found in a driveway Jázmin sought care in California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals. But rather than help, they subjected her to chaotic conditions.

Congrats to 2026 Shadid Award finalists Joaquin Palomino and Cynthia Dizikes for their @sfchronicle.com investigation of for-profit mental health hospitals in California:
www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare

Proud to announce five finalists of the 2026 Shadid Award, including @satopol.bsky.social (@nytimes.com Magazine) for her investigation of the exploitative global fertility industry worth tens of billions of dollars.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/m...

64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.

Congratulations to 2026 Shadid Award finalists @royalpratt.bsky.social, @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social, @ckubzansky.bsky.social, @jmetr22b.bsky.social & @andrew-carter.bsky.social (chicagotribune.com) for reporting on the mass deportation effort in Chicago.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...

Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. - The Boston Globe In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.

The first finalist for the 2026 Shadid Award is the @bostonglobe.com team of Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio & Mark Arsenault for reporting on the student who became the face of Trump's actions against international students involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/11/m...

2026 Shadid Award Finalists The judges for the Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics are honored to select five outstanding entries as finalists for the 2026 award from an impressive field of nominations.

We’re delighted to announce five finalists for the 2026 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics. These finalists distinguished themselves in a competitive and impressive field of nominations, telling stories with outstanding ethics, integrity and impact.

ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/shadid-award...

Online and in person on Tuesday, March 3, the amazing @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social will be a part of a public conversation on ethics and immigration reporting. Free and open to the public. More info: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/01/28/p...

When and How to Include Young People as Sources - The Open Notebook People under 18 make up almost one-third of the global population, but they are generally poorly represented in journalism. Under the appropriate circumstances, and when time allows, incorporating chi...

Children “will always be associated in search results with their story,” @rachelleighhale.bsky.social tells @willvh.bsky.social. This is one of many factors for reporters to consider before interviewing kids. 🧪

SOURCE REQUEST: I'm looking to talk to independent journalists on Substack who are based outside of the United States! This is for a @niemanlab.org story.

Send me your favorites and recs, and RT for reach! 🙏🏼

Reporting on Flaws in Science in an Era of Mistrust - The Open Notebook Science journalism that reports on flaws in the scientific process operates in a fraught environment, with attacks on science and scientists worldwide and increasing concern about public mistrust in s...

Covering issues of scientific integrity, such as fraud, fabricated data, or problematic publishing practices? Maintaining good journalism practices is one way to avoid fueling mistrust as you cover flaws in science. 🧪

I’m really looking forward to this, and especially to talking about some of our reporting on immigrant dairy workers which began just a few miles from Madison… please come if you can make it!

Online and in person on Tuesday, March 3, the amazing @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social will be a part of a public conversation on ethics and immigration reporting. Free and open to the public. More info: ethics.sjmc.wisc.edu/2026/01/28/p...

Join us and the Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies program in welcoming @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @propublica.org immigration reporter, to this free and public event at UW-Madison: "Reporting on Immigration in Times of Crisis: Wisconsin & Beyond." Register here: forms.gle/Zv3smRYA7CEf...

Join us and the Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies program in welcoming @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @propublica.org immigration reporter, to this free and public event at UW-Madison: "Reporting on Immigration in Times of Crisis: Wisconsin & Beyond." Register here: forms.gle/Zv3smRYA7CEf...