Kevin Marsh: ethical journalism (Polis summer school – guest blog)

This guest blog was written by Polis Summer School student Karuna Kumar At a time when the News of the World’s unscrupulous journalistic ethics are hitting the headlines across the globe it is difficult to stand on the other side of the table and reinstate faith in the moral ideologies of British Journalism. One man, ventured out to do just that and with much confidence and pride. Kevin Marsh, Editor of the BBC College of journalism stood before a class of around 40 students at the LSE Summer School and shared his experiences at the BBC – an organisation that stands as an inspiration for journalists around the world for the ethics and qualitative reporting it supports.