by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Libel reform Call
As iMediaEthics has written, the UK has been reviewing and working on reforms to its libel law. According to the BBC,...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
News Outlets Publish Graphic Gadhafi Death Photo
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters all decided to put photos of Muammar Gaddafi's death on their wires, Poynter's...
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....
by Ian Hislop , Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2011
UK Editor Defends Undercover Reporting
Ian Hislop, editor of UK Private Eye backed undercover reporting and investigating the "sex lives of well-known figures," the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
SAfrican Press Council Updates Press Code, Bans Plagiarism, Checkbook Journalism
South Africa's press council has updated its press code to prohibit plagiarism, checkbook journalism, and discrimination, effective Oct. 15. Also,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
Corrections Column for 3 UK Tabloids
UK newspaper the Daily Mail's editor-in-chief Paul Dacre announced the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and Metro will start...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2011
UK Regulator Investigating ITV News Error
As iMediaEthics wrote in late September, UK news station ITV News apologized after it aired fake images from a video game...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2011
Liberian Journalists to ‘Preach Peace’?
During a late September media ethics conference, 75 Liberian journalists agreed to "preach peace prior, during and after Liberia's October...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2011
RTE Apologizes for Wrongly Accusing Priest of Rape, Fathering Child
Irish public broadcaster RTE apologized to Father Kevin Reynolds of Galway, Ireland, after wrongly reporting accusations that the Catholic priest "fathered a...