by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2014
Dr. Nancy Snyderman Back at NBC in November, Should she cover Ebola? Can she be trusted?
Should NBC News penalize chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman for breaking a voluntary Ebola quarantine? On Oct. 22, NBC...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2014
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole’s Husband’s Privacy Invaded
Reveal magazine, a "celebrity and lifestyle weekly" in the UK, invaded the privacy of the husband of UK singer and...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2014
Fake naked photo of Harry Styles posted by Daily Star, Apologizes 5 months later for ‘sex storm’ claim
The UK Star falsely claimed in May One Direction's Harry Styles posted naked pictures of himself online. But, the Star...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2014
Why was Dave McKinney’s political reporting removed from Chicago Sun-Times? Quits with open letter
Political reporter Dave McKinney publicly quit the Chicago Sun-Times last week. On the way out the door, McKinney raised several ethical...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2014
BBC Host Blames Rape Victim? So Drunk ‘She could barely stand’ ?
A BBC host is in hot water for comments suggesting a rape victim was to blame because she was drunk....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2014
AP Sued: Fired news editor ‘ trusted’ reporters had ‘facts right’ in Terry McAuliffe story
Dena Potter is suing the Associated Press after she was fired last year, Richmond alternative newspaper Style Weekly reported. Potter, who...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2014
Man running on fire: Photo, Video of fatal injuries posted by NY Post, Daily News, Gothamist, HuffPost
A Brooklyn man died this past week after he was set on fire by an explosion. With flames rising from...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2014
Don’t Panic in Reporting on Ebola, AP warns
The Associated Press doesn't want readers to freak out because of too many reports about possible Ebola infections. Under a...
by David W. Moore on Oct 24, 2014
Fear-Mongering with Polls on Ebola
Recent polls have arrived at starkly different conclusions about the level of fear among Americans over the Ebola virus. The...
by Robert J. Freeman on Oct 23, 2014
The Ethics of Your Right to Know
The New York Committee on Open Government was created as part of the state’s Freedom of Information Law (widely known...