by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2010
Kentucky editor creates anonymous source tracker
A Kentucky editor has designed an online anonymous source tracker to note (almost) every time the news organizations on Google News use...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2010
New York Times caught reporting third hoax story in April?
For the third time this month, The New York Times’ City Room blog may have been caught reporting a hoax...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2010
New York Post Sensationalizes, Doesn’t Source Arizona Deputy Shooting, Immmigration Story
In light of new anti-immigration law in Arizona, news media outlets need to add extra care not to fan the...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2010
New York Times Public Editor Tired of Anonymous Sources
Editor & Publisher wrote – in an unsigned editorial May 19, 2003 – that the New York Times is addicted to...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2010
As hyperlocal news sites pop up, so do journalism concerns
Hyperlocal news sites have been popping up a lot lately, especially with Patch.com's expansion, as a possible alternative to newspapers' sagging...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2010
New Ethics for the Non-Profit Newsroom?
iMediaEthics is a non-profit news site. On April 26, three journalism centers published a roundtable report, “Ethics for the New Investigative Newsroom"...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2010
Is Fact Checking of Sunday Morning Shows Working?
iMediaEthics recently reported that as a result of New York University professor Jay Rosen's suggestion, ABC would have PolitiFact fact check...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2010
NH Supreme Court Protects Anonymous Commenter & Watchdog Website
The New Hampshire Supreme Court set a state standard for how to handle anonymous commenters and defined a mortgage industry...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2010
Should Journalists Protect Each Other’s Anonymous Sources?
Journalists are obliged by ethical codes of practice to honor their commitments to anonymous sources. But does this ethical obligation ...