Mike Fancher

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In 2008 Mike Fancher retired from The Seattle Times after 20 years as executive editor. During his tenure The Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and was a Pulitzer finalist 13 other times.  
A Seattle official is quoted as saying, "Under Mike, the paper was fearless about tackling subjects it thought were important to the community. There were a lot of people in the community who didn’t like that. But, at the same time, the paper was gutsy, and fearless in admitting when it made a mistake."
Fancher devoted his 2008/2009 Fellowship year to the question, "What is the Journalist’s Creed for the 21st Century?" His research explored how shifting elements, such as the relationship between journalists and the public, affect the values and principles of journalists today and in the future.
Currently Fancher serves as an adviser to the Knight Commission and is a frequent speaker at industry, civic and academic gatherings. In late 2009 he will publish a book on the Journalist’s Creed in the 21st Century.

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"Journalism ethics is undergoing the most profound change since 'The Journalist’s Creed' was created, almost 100 years ago. Journalists in the digital age must do more than meet the professional standards and personal integrity advocated in the creed. They must also adopt a new ethic of public trust through public engagement. This will require higher performance standards and greater accountability." –Mike Fancher

Projects	Nov. 15-17, 2009 ASNE Ethics and Values Forum	Fall 2009 21st Century Journalist's Creed in the Nieman Reports	Fall 2009 The Public and Journalists: They Disagree on Core Values in the Nieman Reports	April 1, 2009 Reworking the Journalist Creed: What Would Walter Williams Do?	March 11, 2009 Citizen Journalists in the Digital Age
	March 5-6, 2009 Relevant and Accountable Public-service Journalism in an age of disruptive technology	Jan. 2009 Updating the Journalist’s Creed for the 21st Century	Nov. 2008 So you call yourself a journalist? What does that mean?	The Creed: Walter Williams’s Original Journalist Creed	Contemporary Creed: What journalistic principles are news organizations following?

Mike Fancher

2008-2009 Donald W. Reynolds Fellow, Mike Fancher at RTNDA @ NAB.

Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

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Mike Fancher