by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2014
France’s Canal Plus TV secretly taped Chelsea football manager?
A UK football manger, Jose Mourinho, slammed France's Canal Football Club for airing a private conversation that he says was...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2014
Informed Consent: Are Journalists Informing Sources About Possible Interview Fall Out?
Should journalists do more to inform sources of potential fallout from being interviewed? What are the real-world consequences for media...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2014
Reeva Steenkamp’s family needed money, NBC News Pays them
NBC News is paying Reeva Steenkamp's family "a very modest licensing fee," the Washington Post's Paul Farhi reported. Steenkamp was...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2014
Ironic? Libel settlement Will Build House Newspaper Falsely Reported Politician Owned
Ghana newspaper The Daily Guide must pay a politician Ghc250,000 (almost $100,000) after the newspaper's March 2, and 3, 2011...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2014
[UPDATED] LATimes, Time, BuzzFeed Cite Poll? 10% America thinks ‘HTML is a STD’?
The Los Angeles Times reported today on a UK coupon website's survey of Americans saying that 1 out of 10...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2014
‘Mass panic’ in the Philippines from Fake News Report
Philippines national news station ABS-CBN apologized after its false report "caused a mass panic." ABS-CBN had reported Feb. 24 on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2014
Were Paparazzi photos of Irish RTE TV anchor taken from ‘in the bushes’?
Irish Daily Mirror editor John Keirans admitted that it was a "mistake" to publish undercover photos of RTE news anchor...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2014
Maltese journalists to get new ethics code
The Institute of Maltese Journalists is planning to set up a new code of ethics this year, Malta Today reported....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2014
40+ Charges For Fake Sky News AU reporter, Interviewed Football Star
Pretending to be a reporter can have real legal consequences, as one Australian man is learning after interviewing a football...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 17, 2014
Stephen Harper hockey photo not fake, Globe & Mail didn’t Photoshop
The Globe and Mail did not Photoshop a picture of Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, public editor Sylvia Stead explained...