by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2013
Withhold naming victim? Tackle Tough Ethical Choices in group says Ohio Editor
In a recent talk to graduate journalism students, Bruce Winges, editor of the Beacon Journal, an Akron, Ohio daily newspaper, advocated...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2013
Last WaPo Ombudsman? Washington Post’s Pexton says ‘No Final Decision’ made
It looks like the Washington Post's ombudsman office might actually end up "empty" after all. As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2013
The Last Boston Globe Ombudsman was not fired, Got that?
iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month about Washingtonian's reporting that the end of the Washington Post's ombudsman's office might be near. ...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2013
Why WashPost Didn’t Use Pic of Teen Athletes in ‘Native American Warrior Garb’
The Washington Post's outgoing ombudsman Patrick Pexton addressed two different cases of how the newspaper has sensitively handled reporting on Native...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2013
‘Ask iMediaEthics’ Column Launched: High Beam takes down article after iMediaEthics inquiry, Reader’s complaint resolved
This is the first in a new series from iMediaEthics called Ask iMediaEthics. iMediaEthics will feature interesting case studies in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
NYT David Brooks on his Sequestration Column: ‘I probably went a bit too far’
After being called out by the Washington Post's Ezra Klein, New York Times' conservative columnist David Brooks added a "postscript"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
Fake Tweets Posted on AFP Twitter Account after Hack, Syrian Electronic Army Says It Did it
French news agency Agence France-Presse said its photo Twitter account @AFPphoto was hacked Feb. 26 by a Syrian group. In...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2013
Wash Post Photographer Submitted ‘Manipulated’ Photo to Awards, Against WaPo Photo Ethics
A Washington Post photographer submitted a photo that had been Photoshopped to hide a person in the background of the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2013
Bradley Manning Takes ‘Full Responsibiity,’ Pleads Guilty to 10 Criminal Counts
Bradley Manning has long been suspected as WikiLeaks' source for thousands of U.S. government documents including the so-called Afghan War...