7 MIN · Module

Conflicts of interest and transparency

How to recognise financial, personal and institutional conflicts of interest, and decide between disclosing, declining and stepping aside.

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Media Ethics and Public Responsibility· 11 credits to certificate

Where conflicts come from

Every review, report or recommendation carries an unspoken promise: this is my judgement, and nobody has bought it. A conflict of interest is any circumstance that makes that promise harder to keep, or harder for your audience to believe. A conflict is a situation, not an event. You do not need to have taken a bribe or written anything slanted.…

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