by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2015
UK Times Wrong to Publish 2006 Photo of Murder Suspect with Fmr Co-Worker
The Times of London invaded the privacy of a random woman when reporting on a a man charged with murder...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2015
UK Prison Documentary had Nudity, 78 Bleeped words, & F-Bomb, Must meet with Media regulator
Local Welsh TV channel Made in Cardiff crossed the line with British broadcast regulator OfCom, the regulator said in its...
by David W. Moore on Apr 28, 2015
Why Bloomberg’s Poll on Income Inequality is Misleading
What do Americans think of income inequality? In two recent polls, we get very different views of Americans’ views about...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2015
It’s Ethics Week: Minimize Harm, SPJ reminds
This week is Ethics Week for the Society of Professional Journalists. This year's theme is "Minimize Harm," the SPJ's ethics...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2015
NYT Obit Mixes up Honeymooners’ Star with Her Sister
The New York Times mixed up two actresses who are sisters in an obituary this week. The Times originally reported...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2015
Sex Tape Suicide Coverage gets 48 Slovenian Journalists in Trouble with Ethics Group
Almost 50 Slovenian journalists were slammed by the Association of Slovenian Journalists' ethics group for their reporting on a sex...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2015
CBS’s 60 Minutes Warns Viewers about Graphic Sarin Gas Video
CBS News showed graphic video of a sarin gas attack in Syria in 2013 last weekend but warned viewers online...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2015
Writer complains after Mail lifts his work, weirdly lists him on byline
The Daily Mail lifted work from a writer for Vice's Motherboard, but listed him in the byline for the article....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 24, 2015
PBS Apologizes for Not Reporting Ben Affleck Slave-Owning Ancestor or Request
Two PBS executive producers -- Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and Dyllan McGee apologized for agreeing to ignore the fact...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2015
HBO on Trial for Defamation over 2008 Child Labor report
HBO is being sued for libel over a 2008 report that claimed British sporting goods company Mitre Sports International used...