by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2010
Minnesota Star-Tribune Publishes Fake Quote from Hoaxer Posing as Randy Moss’ Agent
The Minnesota Star Tribune admitted to publishing quotes from a hoaxer pretending to be the agent of NFL wide receiver...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2010
Marie Claire Readers Weigh In On Blogger ‘Fatties’ Remarks
Marie Claire's Maura Kelly's Oct. 25 blog post criticizing overweight people offended many readers and led to much online criticism...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2010
WaPo Readers Cite Unfair Labels: ‘Wheel-chair bound’, ‘illegal immigrant’ & ‘ex-Marine’
Washington Post reader Ronald C. Semone complained about an Oct. 16 Metro story, which labeled a man recently convicted of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Fake Hunting Photo Circulating on Social Media Sites
The Lewiston Tribune Online reported that a photo of an "elk hunter posing in the dark with his newly downed...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
New York Times: Politicians Boiling Mad at Media
Politicians have let their dislike of the media "boil over" this year, according to an Oct. 31 New York Times...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Alaskan Reporters Fired After ‘Child Molester’ Comment
Two reporters were "let go" from an Alaska TV station last night following an internal investigation into their discussion about...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Independent Palestinian Press Council, Ethics Code to be Created
Journalism.co.uk reported Nov. 1 that the International Federation of Journalists's (IFJ) Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, will create a Palestinian code...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Politico Puts Glenn Beck Rally Photo up instead of Stewart/Colbert Rally
Politico included a photo of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in its coverage of the Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert rallies Oct....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2010
Google Gives $5 Million to Nonprofit Journalism
Google announced Oct. 26 that it is donated $5 million "to encourage innovation in digital journalism." Google already granted $2...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2010
European Journalism Centre’s Ethics Code to Include Bloggers, All of Europe
iMediaEthics wrote in June when Howard Hudson, editor for the European Journalism Centre, called for a journalism ethics code for European...