by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2011
BBC Spent $1.4 million in 4 Years ‘Defending Its Journalism’
The BBC has paid £700,000 (or $1.4 million) "defending its journalism" in the past four years, the Guardian reported. According to the...
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by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2011
Brisbane: NYT Should Restrain Itself in “Fringe” Story Reporting
The New York Times' public editor, Arthur Brisbane, opined on the New York Times' reporting on "the world as we...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
New York Times Corrects 1899 Obituary in 2011
The New York Times explained in a post on its "City Room" blog that it has corrected a 112-year-old obituary...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2011
AJR on Fact Checking’s Importance
American Journalism Review reported on the "rise of the fact-checking movement" and noted its significance in politics. AJR's report advocated...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
UK Police Prepared Tranquilizers, Helicopter to catch Tiger, Tiger was Stuffed Animal
The Toronto Sun reported that police officers in the UK sent out a message on Twitter about a tiger spotted...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
Sexual Assault is not Womanizing, says Media Bistro
MediaBistro criticized the media for writing as if womanizing and assaulting sexually are interchangeable. The Associated Press and the Los...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Case Shows Differences Btwn French, American Press Crime Reports
While the U.S. media determines what and how much to reveal in reporting on Arnold Schwarzenegger's affair and its resultant...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
PCC Explains Request to Include Reporters’ Tweets in Jurisdiction
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month, the UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission may start regulating reporters' and news...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Tabloids Aren’t Unethical, Says South African Editor Wally Mbele
At a conference debating if South Africa can produce tabloid journalism, the editor-in-chief of South African tabloid Sunday World challenged claims that...