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May 23, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Association of Food Journalists released a revised set of "Food Critics' Guidelines" to advise food critics on fact checking, negative reviews, accepting freebies, and working anonymously. In the...

Call To Penalize Media Outlets Violating Journalism Ethics in Ghana

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Call To Penalize Media Outlets Violating Journalism Ethics in Ghana

May 19, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Ghana Institute of Journalism rector David Newton called for penalties against media outlets that don't follow journalism standards. Newton also advocated for the country's journalists abide by journalism ethics...

Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says

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Toronto Star's Front-Page Apology 1st in 18 Years, Story was 'Entirely Wrong,' Public Editor Says

May 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST

CNN Covers Up Error in Cleveland Kidnappings Case: Amanda Berry NOT Ariel Castro's Daughter's Best Friend

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CNN Covers Up Error in Cleveland Kidnappings Case: Amanda Berry NOT Ariel Castro's Daughter's Best Friend

May 15, 2013 10:00 AM EST

CNN's Michael Martinez made an error in his May 12 story on the Cleveland kidnappings case and suspect Ariel Castro. But, at some point since the story's publication, CNN or Martinez spotted the error and...

BBC Fires Sports Broadcaster who Admitted 'Indecent Assault on Young Girls'

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BBC Fires Sports Broadcaster who Admitted 'Indecent Assault on Young Girls'

May 09, 2013 10:35 AM EST

The BBC announced that it fired sports broadcaster Stuart Hall the same day that UK prosecutors confirmed he "pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on young girls" between 1967 and 1986, the Associated Press...

LA Times, New York Times Join USA Today, AP in New Standards for 'Illegal Immigrant'

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LA Times, New York Times Join USA Today, AP in New Standards for 'Illegal Immigrant'

May 05, 2013 05:00 AM EST

The Los Angeles Times is the latest news organization to update its standards for how it reports on immigration. According to the Times, the newspaper plans on handling descriptions with "a careful, case-by-case...

WPIX-TV airs 'Best Sex Ever' Sunday at 10 AM when Kids seek cartoons,'This is uncharted territory' Parents Television Council says

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WPIX-TV airs 'Best Sex Ever' Sunday at 10 AM when Kids seek cartoons,'This is uncharted territory' Parents Television Council says

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer

May 03, 2013 06:00 AM EST

While New York children were watching TV and munching on cornflakes while parents slept in, New York's WPIX-TV (PIX Channel 11) aired a program called "Best Sex Ever"’ on a recent Sunday morning. ...

New Standards at USA Today: No 'Illegal Immigrant' unless in 'Direct Quotes'

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New Standards at USA Today: No 'Illegal Immigrant' unless in 'Direct Quotes'

April 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Just days after the Associated Press issued new standards on the term "illegal immigrant," USA Today announced a change in its own practices in this regard, Jim Romenesko reported. In a memo from USA...

After complaints, Globe & Mail will capitalize 'First Nations'

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After complaints, Globe & Mail will capitalize 'First Nations'

April 13, 2013 06:00 AM EST

After complaints from an anthropologist, the Globe and Mail will now capitalize "First Nation" in stories and update its style book, according to Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead. While Stead...

People are not Illegal, Only their actions, says new AP Style Book Entry

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People are not Illegal, Only their actions, says new AP Style Book Entry

April 04, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Russian Minister of Communications: 'Journalism doesn't have any mission, journalism is a business'

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Russian Minister of Communications: 'Journalism doesn't have any mission, journalism is a business'

By: Sebastian Longdon

March 17, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Ethics in journalism took another blow in Russia last month when the country's Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media, Alexei Volin, told journalism students and lecturers that reporting wasn't a...

Was Times of London Hoaxed by French Satire story on Qatar Dream Football League?

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Was Times of London Hoaxed by French Satire story on Qatar Dream Football League?

March 14, 2013 06:05 PM EST

The Times of London denied that it was hoaxed by a French satire article, but the evidence against the paper looks pretty solid. The Times' Oliver Kay...

Florida A & M Student Named In Hazing Death Sues Student Paper, TV News For Libel

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Florida A & M Student Named In Hazing Death Sues Student Paper, TV News For Libel

March 11, 2013 06:00 AM EST

A student at Florida A & M University has sued two Florida media outlets -- Florida A & M University's The Famuan and ABC-affiliate WFTV -- for wrongly reporting that he was disciplined because of fellow student...

Should Bolivian Journalists Use A Dead 14-Year-Old's Facebook Photo?

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Should Bolivian Journalists Use A Dead 14-Year-Old's Facebook Photo?

March 05, 2013 05:00 AM EST

Is it OK for the news media to use a 14-year-old's photo from Facebook in reports about the minor's death? That question is circulating in Bolivian media after a 14-year-old was killed by fireworks at a football...

Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains

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Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains

March 02, 2013 05:00 AM EST

Ever wonder why a National Public Radio transcript might not match what you heard on a program? NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos reported in a recent blogpost that NPR's versions of news programs like Weekend...

IDing Sex Assault Victim 'Alarming' says PCC, Daily Mirror Fined

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IDing Sex Assault Victim 'Alarming' says PCC, Daily Mirror Fined

February 22, 2013 04:00 AM EST

Scottish Rape Victim Photo ID Posted in Thai Newspaper, Deleted after Criticism

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Scottish Rape Victim Photo ID Posted in Thai Newspaper, Deleted after Criticism

February 21, 2013 09:20 AM EST

Bangkok, Thailand newspaper the Daily News named and photographed a victim of gang rape, but later took down the identifying information. The victim was a Scottish woman "on holiday...with her boyfriend,"...

UK Telegraph Scrubs Details about Student's Suicide After PCC complaint

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UK Telegraph Scrubs Details about Student's Suicide After PCC complaint

February 20, 2013 10:45 PM EST

The UK Telegraph removed information from its online version of a story about a suicide after a suicide prevention group filed a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission, according to a recent resolution report on...

Sorry For $20K Payment to Jonah Lehrer says Knight Foundation

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Sorry For $20K Payment to Jonah Lehrer says Knight Foundation

February 15, 2013 07:00 AM EST

The Knight Foundation paid $20,000 for Jonah Lehrer to speak about his plagiarism and fabrication scandal earlier this week. As iMediaEthics has written, last summer Lehrer resigned from the New Yorker and was fired from...

New Journalism Ethics Class Offered for Caribbean, Latin American Students

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New Journalism Ethics Class Offered for Caribbean, Latin American Students