by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Daily Mail & Daily Mirror Accused of Contempt in Milly Dowler Reporting
UK attorney general Dominic Grieve charged the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror with contempt of court, the Guardian reported....
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Daily Mail Paying Roger Moore’s Wife for false Affair Accusations
The Daily Mail will pay Roger Moore's wife, Lady Moore, "substantial damages" for its Oct. 8, 2010 article claiming that...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
PCC Gets New Chairman
The PCC announced Oct. 13 that a former member of Parliament, Lord David Hunt, has been named the print regulatory...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2011
Newsweek/Daily Beast Retracts Fake Pelosi Quotes
Newsweek/The Daily Beast has apologized for attributing a fake quote to Nancy Pelosi, Talking Points Memo reported. Newsweek's Howard Kurtz...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2011
Advice for Tanzanian Journalists on Sports Reporting
Tanzanian journalists attending Tanzania Sports Writers' Association workshop last weekend were advised on sports reporting, the Daily News reported. Two...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2011
Next Step in Hacking Scandal – The Leveson Inquiry
The Independent reported Oct. 4 that the investigation into phone hacking in the UK might begin next month. The investigation,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2011
Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone’s Graphic Novel Approach to Journalism
Of the handful of books iMediaEthics has featured in our Books, Authors and News Organizations series, Brooke Gladstone's The Influencing Machine...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2011
Independent Finishes Review of Johann Hari
iMediaEthics wrote in June when the UK Independent's journalist Johann Hari was accused of lifting quotes and misleading readers. After bloggers...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2011
More Powers for Tanzania’s Media Council?
A Tanzanian journalist called on Tanzania's Media Council to have more power, IPP Media reported. The journalist, Nyaronyo Kicheere, commented...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2011
CJR: ‘Shouldn’t all Stories be Fact-Check Stories’
Columbia Journalism Review wondered if the recent trend in labeling certain stories "Fact-Check" suggests that stories without the labels aren't...