by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2015
Why did Australian Newspaper ID Woman who Criticized Her Boss in Letter to Editor?
A woman wrote a letter to the editor criticizing her employer. She asked the newspaper to print the letter anonymously,...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2015
Public Editor: Toronto Star can say ‘Dentists are frightening’
The Ontario Press Council ruled that it was OK for Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick to say "Dentists are frightening,"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
NPR Expands Ethics Code after Conflict of Interest incident
National Public Radio expanded its ethics code to require anyone who works for NPR -- not just the news division...
by David W. Moore on Apr 01, 2015
Poll: Does the public really support Iran Nuclear agreement it also thinks won’t work?
If we didn’t know better, we might read recent media poll results and think the American public is downright stupid....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2015
Fmr. News of the World Reporter’s Bribery Conviction Thrown Out
A former News of the World journalist convicted of bribing a public official has had his conviction thrown out, the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2015
Rolling Stone UVA Rape Report out; ‘A Story of Journalistic Failure,’ Columbia J School concludes
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism has released its investigation into Rolling Stone's November "Rape on Campus" article by freelance journalist...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2015
Did French TV news channel BFMTV put Paris terror hostages at risk ?
Did French TV news channel BFMTV put hostages at risk with its coverage of the January attack on a Paris...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2015
‘Dealings’ with Bashar al-Assad regime ? False claim gets Oil Exec Libel Settlement from Mirror
The Daily Mirror donated money to charity and apologized to oil executive Ayman Asfari after accusing him of "dealing with...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2015
Cop who Sold Milly Dowler story to Sun gets 18 months in jail, What about reporters who paid?
Former police officer Simon Quinn ended up in jail for selling story tips to the UK Sun, the Press Gazette...