by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
Filipino Professors call for Tabloid Reform
Filipino news site The Inquirer reported that professors from the University of Philippines Cebu College are calling for the area's...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2011
What’s in a Name: Reuters Corrects Gadhafi Tweet
Reuters corrected its Aug. 21 news release that Muammar Gaddafi "has been detained" via Twitter. The news outlet's original information suggested...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2011
Did Peruvian Journalists Break Prison Rules to get Interview?
Peru's National Penitentiary Institute head has questioned how Radio Capital and TV news program Primera Noticia got access to inmate Antauro...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 25, 2011
Daniel Domscheit-Berg: I ‘Shredded’ 3K+ WikiLeaks Documents
Former WikiLeaks staff member Daniel Domscheit-Berg claims he "'shredded' more than 3,500 unpublished documents" that WikiLeaks had obtained, NYMag reported. The admission...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2011
New York Times Won’t Correct 2009 Rio Treaty Editorial, MediaBugs Says
MediaBugs wrote about former Outside magazine editor Hal Espen's attempts to get the New York Times to correct an error...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2011
N.C. Court Dismisses Libel Lawsuit Against Indian TV News for Reporting ‘Rumors,’ Says No Jurisdiction
A North Carolina court dismissed a $12 million libel lawsuit against Indian TV networks Sun TV Network, CNN-IBN, New Delhi...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2011
Four Australian Journalists Lose Jobs after Misleading Viewers
Four journalists for Australian news station Channel 9 have lost their jobs after it was revealed the station's reporters weren't...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2011
CNN’s iReport Advises on Fact Checking, Sourcing
A recent report from CNN's "eight-week series about storytelling and reporting skills, iReport Boot Camp, focused on fact checking and sourcing....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2011
News of the World PI Glenn Mulcaire ID’s Who Ordered Phone Hacking
Glenn Mulcaire has identified the News of the World staff who had him hack phones, the BBC reported. As iMediaEthics has...