by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Does New Icelandic Media Law Protect Kids From Obscene Content?
Iceland's parliament has adopted a new media law for the first time since 2004. The law includes provisions to prevent...
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by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2011
Indian Journalists Group Wants Ethics Code
An Indian journalists group is calling for a code of ethics to be established, Kangla Online reported. The group --...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2011
Watch Out For Fake Quotes!
The Atlantic's Megan McArdle tracked the "anatomy of a fake quotation" attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. this week. The fake...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2011
More Fraud Allegations against Greg Mortenson?
Kentucky radio station WFPL reported also reported that Outside magazine, which published an interview with Mortenson when the scandal first broke, has...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
UK Courier & Advertiser Newspaper Made Two Child Sex Victims Identifiable
The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Courier & Advertiser newspaper violated the PCC's code of practice in its story about a...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Belarus Government To Close Two Newspapers after Warnings
The Belarus government closed two daily newspapers after warning them for "their political coverage," the New York Times reported. The newspapers,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2011
Telegraph’s WikiLeaks Report Names Teen Rape Victim at Gitmo
The UK Telegraph, one of the publications added to WikiLeaks' list of "media partners" with this week's Gitmo document dump, fully named an...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2011
Fake Story about $10 Million Cash Lost, Anonymous Sourcing Blamed
Journalist Dennis Itumbi called for a better sourcing policy for South African journalists after South African newspaper the Standard's April 15...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2011
2010 Axing of Helen Thomas, Octavia Nasr, National American Arab Journalists Assn To Discuss
At an April 30 panel discussion, the National American Arab Journalists Association (NAAJA) is scheduled to take on the topics...