Kelly B. McBride (born 1966)[1] is an American writer, teacher and commentator on media ethics.
Kelly McBride | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Missouri School of Journalism Gonzaga University (MA) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, teacher |
Known for | 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.