by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2013
Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains
Ever wonder why a National Public Radio transcript might not match what you heard on a program? NPR ombudsman Edward...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2013
NBC: We ‘Fairly and accurately reported’ on George Zimmerman’s 911 Trayvon Martin Call
NBC has responded to George Zimmerman's lawsuit arguing that it "fairly and accurately reported" on him in its stories on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2013
Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep
The Washington Post announced today that it won't replace Patrick Pexton, whose two-year term as ombudsman ended yesterday, with another...
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...
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 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 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 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...