Jeffrey Dvorkin
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Jeffrey A. Dvorkin is a Canadian-American
journalist
.
A former Vice President of News and ombudsman
for National Public Radio, Dvorkin moved to the United States in 1997 following a lengthy career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
in Toronto
and Montreal
, where he was Managing Editor and Chief Journalist for CBC Radio.
Since the early 1990s, Dvorkin has served as an international consultant and educator, advocating for a free press along with colleagues from around the world. Dvorkin is also a past president of the Organization of News Ombudsmen
. While serving as NPR's ombudsman, Dvorkin authored a popular and well-regarded column on issues pertaining to journalistic ethics. He also co-authored with Prof. Alan G. Stavitsky of the University of Oregon the Ethics Guide for Public Radio under the auspices of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for which Dvorkin has contributed a number of studies on objectivity and balance.
In 2006, Dvorkin was named Executive Director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists based in Washington, D.C.
and professor at the Missouri School of Journalism
. Dvorkin resigned in July 2007 to be an adjunct professor of media ethics and faculty adviser for four student newspaper at Georgetown University
in Washington, DC.
In August 2008, he was named to be the Rogers Communications Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism and Professor of Distinction at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.. He is now a Lecturer and Director of the Journalism Program at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus which is a joint program with Centennial College.
Dvorkin blogs at Now The Details and frequently appears as a media analyst. Dvorkin is also an advisor to the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, a group involved with the mental health issues of journalists in general and war correspondents in particular. In May 2009, Dvorkin was named first Executive Director of the Organization of News Ombudsmen, at ONO's annual conference that year in Washington, DC. In 2010, he went to Guinea and Niger on behalf of the US Department of State to help journalists in those countries prepare to cover the first free elections in their history. In 2011 Dvorkin was asked to speak at a UNESCO conference in Paris on media self-regulation. In June of 2011, he went to Chisinau, Moldova for a conference hosted by the Council of Europe.
Dvorkin graduated from the University of Alberta with an Honours B.A. in History and French. He has an M.A. in Modern European History from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Philosophy in Modern History from the London School of Economics.
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journalist
Journalist
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A former Vice President of News and ombudsman
Ombudsman
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for National Public Radio, Dvorkin moved to the United States in 1997 following a lengthy career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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in Toronto
Toronto
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and Montreal
Montreal
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, where he was Managing Editor and Chief Journalist for CBC Radio.
Since the early 1990s, Dvorkin has served as an international consultant and educator, advocating for a free press along with colleagues from around the world. Dvorkin is also a past president of the Organization of News Ombudsmen
Organization of News Ombudsmen
The Organization of News Ombudsmen is a non-profit organization that was formed in 1980. ONO membership comprises various news ombudsman, and readers' representatives from around the world. Both ombudsman and readers' representatives are individuals who work for a professional news organization,...
. While serving as NPR's ombudsman, Dvorkin authored a popular and well-regarded column on issues pertaining to journalistic ethics. He also co-authored with Prof. Alan G. Stavitsky of the University of Oregon the Ethics Guide for Public Radio under the auspices of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for which Dvorkin has contributed a number of studies on objectivity and balance.
In 2006, Dvorkin was named Executive Director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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and professor at the Missouri School of Journalism
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism at University of Missouri in Columbia, claims to be the oldest formal journalism school in the world. Founded in 1908, only the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris established in 1899 may be older...
. Dvorkin resigned in July 2007 to be an adjunct professor of media ethics and faculty adviser for four student newspaper at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in Washington, DC.
In August 2008, he was named to be the Rogers Communications Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism and Professor of Distinction at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.. He is now a Lecturer and Director of the Journalism Program at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus which is a joint program with Centennial College.
Dvorkin blogs at Now The Details and frequently appears as a media analyst. Dvorkin is also an advisor to the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, a group involved with the mental health issues of journalists in general and war correspondents in particular. In May 2009, Dvorkin was named first Executive Director of the Organization of News Ombudsmen, at ONO's annual conference that year in Washington, DC. In 2010, he went to Guinea and Niger on behalf of the US Department of State to help journalists in those countries prepare to cover the first free elections in their history. In 2011 Dvorkin was asked to speak at a UNESCO conference in Paris on media self-regulation. In June of 2011, he went to Chisinau, Moldova for a conference hosted by the Council of Europe.
Dvorkin graduated from the University of Alberta with an Honours B.A. in History and French. He has an M.A. in Modern European History from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Philosophy in Modern History from the London School of Economics.