by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Bahrain’s King Calls for Fact Checking
Bahrain's King Hamad advocated for pre-publication fact-checking and journalism ethics, the Gulf Daily News reported. Hamad also "urged reporters to...
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by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2012
Ghana Journalists Association Wants Broadcasting Law to Regulate, Enforce Ethics & Standards
Ghana's Journalists Association called for a broadcasting law to help avoid the broadcast of "abusive, threatening, hate speech or otherwise...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
Stars & Stripes Ombuds on Conflicts of Interest
Stars and Stripes ombudsman Ernie Gates highlighted the "special challenge" of independence the newspaper faces "because of Stripes' unique hybrid...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
MSNBC Airs ‘Prostitute’ Banner with Sarkozy Clip
MSNBC showed a banner reading "Prostitute Speaks" over a clip of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Mediaite reported. Media Bistro's TV...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
WANTED: Journalism, Design Interns for iMediaEthics
We are looking for journalism and design interns for this summer and fall. iMediaEthics is a not-for-profit, non-partisan media ethics...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2012
Meltwater Sues AP over Copyright Lawsuits Press Release
Meltwater issuing the Associated Press for libel over the AP's February 2012 press release announcing the AP's copyright infringement lawsuit...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2012
India’s Times of Assam Calls out Assam Tribune for Plagiarism
The Times of Assam accused the Assam Tribune of plagiarism May 4. The Times of Assam identifies itself on Facebook...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
Irish Broadcasting Authority Fines RTE € 200,000, RTE Calls Libel ‘1 of the Most Significant Errors’ in RTE History
Irish public broadcaster RTE's 2011 libel of Catholic priest Father Kevin Reynolds prompted a huge libel settlement, a noteworthy apology,...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
PR Company Apologizes for Soliciting Gifts, $ for CNN Freelancer’s Baby Shower, CNN says
Gawker published what appeared to be an invitation to exchange gifts for a CNN Espanol reporter's baby shower for coverage...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Ellen Show Takes Down Video with ‘Not Correct or Current’ Claims about Mayor Cory Booker
The Ellen DeGeneres Show took a video segment embellishing claims about Newark, New Jersey mayor Cory Booker off its website,...