by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2011
Wall Street Journal Europe Publisher Resigns after Ethics Violation
The Wall Street Journal's European edition published two articles in the past year because of its "relationship with a Dutch...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2011
Journalist Steven King Accused of Plagiarism Resigns from the Irish Examiner
Steven King resigned from the Irish Examiner after being accused of plagiarism, the Irish Journal reported. iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 12, 2011
Wikipedia Protests Proposed Italian Law for Corrections, Libel
Part of an intended Italian wiretapping bill would have called for a mandatory time limit for bloggers to publish corrections...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2011
Accusations of Phone Hacking against UK Newspaper The People
A former reporter for the UK newspaper The People accused his newspaper of hacking phones, the UK Telegraph reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2011
News Corp Hotline for Ethics
News Corp. has a hotline for staff "to report suspicious colleagues in a fresh clampdown on corruption and other illegal...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Standards of Reporting on Suicides
Public editor Kathy English questioned why the Toronto Star and other news media shies away from reporting on suicides in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2011
UK Politician: Should ‘Gross malpractice should lead to a journo being struck off ‘?
As iMediaEthics has previously written, a Quebec, Canada politician has proposed licensing journalists. (See our stories here and here). But now...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2011
Quebec Culture Minister Explains Call to License Journalists
iMediaEthics wrote last month about Quebec culture minister Christine St-Pierre's calls to license journalists. Journalists groups like the Federation of Professional...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2011
Irish Examiner Columnist Steven King Suspended after Plagiarism Charges
The Irish Examiner's Steven King has been accused of plagiarism, according to the Irish Journal. As the Journal explained, King...