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...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2013
Daniel Morel wins, Agence France-Presse, Washington Post can’t distribute tweeted Haiti photos
A New York District Judge ruled that it was a violation of copyright law for Agence France-Presse and the Washington Post...
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...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2013
Hukkster dupes NYT, Provides Source, Who (Surprise!) is a Friend of Owner
The name huckster alone should give one pause. And now there's Hukkster, self-described as tracking "your favorite products online and...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2013
Gun Cure for Hiccups? NBC Affiliate’s Tasteless FB Joke Prompts Criticism, Apology
Dallas-Fort Worth NBC-affiliate KXAS apologized Feb. 2 for an insensitive Facebook post promoting a news story about a "Fort Hood...
by Wasim Ahmad on Feb 04, 2013
AFP Doesn’t Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name
You see it all the time in wire service photography these days - the un-named figures, prominently displayed but not...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2013
Won 2 Pulitzers, Philadelphia Inquirer editor gives N.N. Oweida Lecture in Journalism Ethics at Penn State
Penn State University is holding a journalism ethics lecture "Ethics in Journalism: In Theory, In Practice" next month, according to...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2013
Radio Host Duped by the Onion’s Fake Photo of Drones at Inauguration
KFAI's Andy Driscoll posted on his Facebook page Jan. 22 a fake photo that showed what appeared to be three...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2013
World’s Longest Correction in TIME Magazine? No, but at 560 words it’s a whopper
Time made a ton of changes and added one whopper of a correction at the bottom of its Jan. 8...