Austin Community College is a public institution, and ACC employees are considered public employees. The salaries of government employees are paid for by public funds and therefore those salaries are open records and viewable by the public. As a service to its readers, the Accent, with the help of The Texas Tribune, a non-profit news organization, is presenting the information in a searchable database.
The Texas Tribune has collected and posted the salaries of over 550,000 government employees which are viewable at the Texas Tribune website.
The Accent staff is currently analyzing this information and will present its findings soon. To communicate your view of the information, please send Accent a tip.
The following is a database that enables readers to search through the salaries of ACC faculty and staff. The information presented below was provided by ACC on July 27, 2010.
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David Lydic
Minimize Harm
Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect.Journalists should:
— Show compassion for those who may be affected adversely by news coverage. Use special sensitivity when dealing with children and inexperienced sources or subjects.
— Be sensitive when seeking or using interviews or photographs of those affected by tragedy or grief.
— Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance.
— Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone’s privacy.
— Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity.
— Be cautious about identifying juvenile suspects or victims of sex crimes.
— Be judicious about naming criminal suspects before the formal filing of charges.
— Balance a criminal suspect’s fair trial rights with the public’s right to be informed.