by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2016
New Photography Ethics Code in Sri Lanka
There's a new ethics code for Sri Lankan photographers and photojournalists. According to a news announcement on the Sri Lankan...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2016
Katie Hopkins Duped, M25 Won’t be Shut Down for a Week
"This was by far our finest ever moment," satire site Southend News Network told iMediaEthics. The moment in question? British journalist...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2016
UK Mirror wants Source to Pay if it Loses Tulisa, Danny Simpson Libel Case
The UK Daily Mirror is suing its source for a story after the newspaper was sued for libel by soccer player...
by Katie Kausch on Aug 03, 2016
Why PolitiFact Changed its Hillary Clinton Classified E-mails Fact Check
Hillary Clinton’s private email server has been in the news for months now, with a renewed interest after FBI Director...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2016
False Middle Eastern Gang Rape Story was Unfair, Australian Press Council Rules
It was wrong for the Sydney Morning Herald to publish claims that a woman named Louise was gang raped by...
by David W. Moore on Aug 02, 2016
Five Things To Do When Polls Conflict
Recently, Stuart Rothenberg, a longtime political analyst and columnist, had some advice for readers when they see conflicting pre-election poll...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2016
Seattle Times Says Sorry for Photo of Bill Clinton instead of Hillary Clinton
The Seattle Times apologized to readers for putting a photo of former president Bill Clinton on its front page last...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2016
Why Mother Jones Sent a Reporter Undercover as a Prison Guard
The U.S. news magazine Mother Jones sent reporter Shane Bauer undercover as a prison guard at a facility run by the private company Corrections Corporation...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2016
Food Writer Elliott Shaffner Fired for Plagiarism, Richmond Times-Dispatch & Style Weekly Unpublish
The Richmond Times-Dispatch fired freelance dining critic Elliott Shaffner for plagiarism and deleted all of her reviews for the newspaper....
by on Jul 30, 2016
TV Azteca Fires Lydia Cumming #LadyReportera for Flood Photo
Mexican TV News TV Azteca fired Lydia Cumming, now known for the #LadyReportera hashtag. The #LadyReportera hashtag started after a...