by Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2010
New York Times Editor Bill Keller: “I don’t regard Julian Assange as a kindred spirit.”
The New York Times' executive editor Bill Keller criticized Julian Assange again, this time in a Nieman Journalism Lab talk...
International Media Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2010
Ghana Journalists trained to not identify sex crime victims
Ghana News Agency reported Dec. 14 that a government minister called on the media to "be more abreast with domestic...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2010
HuffPost Removes Fake Aisha Story After iMediaEthics Fact Check
Abdulhadi Hairan's Aug. 29, 2010 Huffington Post blog post titled "Is Time's Aisha Story Fake?" issued a serious charge of fraud and mistaken...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2010
Air Force Blocks New York Times, Other News Outlets that Published WikiLeaks
The U.S. Air Force blocked "computer access" to the news outlets that published the diplomatic cables recently leaked by WikiLeaks,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2010
Julian Assange Granted Bail But Still in Jail
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was granted bail today under several conditions. According to the Associated Press, $380,000 "was put up as...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2010
Australian Newspaper Editor threatens Libel over Live Tweets
The editor of The Australian newspaper has accused a journalism professor of defamation as a result of her live tweets. As...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
Pakistani News Media Admit Hoaxed By Fake WikiLeaks Cables
Newspapers in Pakistan were hoaxed by phony WikiLeaks cables, the BBC reported. The newspapers reported information from hoax cables which presented "anti-Indian...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
BBC Mixes Up Nazi Rally Footage & Weather Forecast
The BBC apologized Dec. 8 for a "human error" that resulted in Nazi rally footage being aired in place of the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2010
Julian Assange Is “Not Happy” About Cyber-Attacks
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to remain in custody until Dec. 14, but his lawyers are now stating that they anticipate...