by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2012
CNN Suspends Roland Martin for Controversial Tweets during Super Bowl
Anchor Roland Martin was suspended from CNN over his "homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl," the New York Daily News...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2012
Press Complaints Commission Announces: Director Stig Abell Leaving
The Press Complaints Commission announced Feb. 9 that its director, Stig Abell, "will be leaving the PCC at the end of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Sacramento Bee Fires Bryan Patrick Fake & Doctored Photos
The Sacramento Bee suspended and then fired photographer Bryan Patrick for altering photos, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. According to Myers and...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
WaPo Photo Editor on ‘Composite Exposure’ Photo
In mid-January, the Washington Post addressed reader concerns about a Jan. 13 front-page photo. According to the Post photography director...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Women Weekly Doctors Photo of Model Deborah Hutton
Australian magazine Women Weekly was criticized for doctoring a cover photo of 50-year-old model Deborah Hutton in an opinion column...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
AFP Defends Against Claims it Staged West Bank Pic
Agence France-Presse defended its Jan. 25 photo against charges "in blogs and in a letter sent by the Israeli embassy...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2012
Times of London Apologizes for Computer Hacking in 2009
News Corp-owned the UK Times of London's editor James Harding apologized Feb. 7 for a Times reporter's 2009 hacking of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2012
Dutch TV Denies Flesh Eating Segment a Hoax or Publicity Stunt
According to numerous international news reports, two Dutch TV hosts, Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno, reportedly "ate each other's freshly...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2012
Indonesian Press Council Releases Online Media Guidelines
The Indonesian Press Council has released its "cyber media guidelines," which were "officiated" Feb. 3, press council member Zulfiani Lubis...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2012
Q & A with a Founder of Saving Ethical Journalism Blog
A new blog, Saving Ethical Journalism, was launched in late December 2011 by two journalists, David DesRoches and Patricia Gay. DesRoches...