by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2016
Politico Showed DNC Spox Story on Clinton Fundraising
Politico sent a copy of a story to the Democratic National Committee before publication, a recently leaked e-mail published by...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2016
Food Writer Elliott Shaffner Fired for Plagiarism, Richmond Times-Dispatch & Style Weekly Unpublish
The Richmond Times-Dispatch fired freelance dining critic Elliott Shaffner for plagiarism and deleted all of her reviews for the newspaper....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2016
Katie Hopkins Duped, M25 Won’t be Shut Down for a Week
"This was by far our finest ever moment," satire site Southend News Network told iMediaEthics. The moment in question? British journalist...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2016
Society of Professional Journalists gives Ethics Awards to Journalists from Las Vegas Review-Journal, Associated Press
The Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Associated Press continue to stockpile journalism ethics awards for their work reporting on the sale...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2016
Arianna Huffington Steps Down as Huffington Post Editor-in-Chief
Arianna Huffington is resigning as editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post, she announced today. Earlier this year, Huffington made things tougher on...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2016
Univision to Buy Gawker Media after Auction
Univision is buying Gawker Media for $135 million, just $5 million shy of the amount Gawker is supposed to pay...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2016
NPR Ending Online Commenting Next Week after 8 Years
National Public Radio is getting rid of online commenting. In an announcement today, NPR acknowledged "our success depends on our...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2016
2 Readers Reps on Future of Online Commenting
Online commenting seems to constantly be a problem for news organizations, with NPR deciding to drop the feature on its...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2016
Gawker.com is Closing [Nick Denton Memo]
Gawker.com is closing. In an announcement on its website this afternoon, Gawker reporter J.K. Trotter reported that the site will...