by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2011
Professor Hany Farid Advises How to Spot Fake Photos
In a Q & A with Columbia Journalism Review, Dartmouth computer science professor Hany Farid advised how to spot fake...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
HuffPost Boycott: Why Newspaper Guild is Joining In
As iMediaEthics recently reported, the Newspaper Guild joined in with Visual Art Scene in calling for a boycott on writing for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
More on Churnalism
iMediaEthics wrote in February about the new nonprofit site Churnalism.com that allows site visitors to compare UK news articles with press...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2011
SPJ Creates “Black Hole” Award, Gives first to Utah
The Society of Professional Journalists created an award to "dis-honor" Utah's legislature and governor. The award is called the "Black...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2011
Lawsuit Settled, No Outing Anonymous Sources, Newspaper, Radio Station Agree
A Canadian newspaper has dropped its lawsuit for a radio station's anonymous sources, Yukon Territory newspaper Whitehorse Star reported. The newspaper, the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2011
‘Why don’t journalists link to primary sources?’
Ben Goldacre wondered "Why don't journalists link to primary sources?" in a recent article for the Guardian's commentary section, "Comment...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2011
Is ICorrect.com Correcting Errors or Just Repeating Them?
At first glance, the new UK site, ICorrect.com, appears to be a venue for subjects of bad media reporting to have...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2011
AP settles copyright lawsuits over Obama Hope T-shirts
The Associated Press has settled its lawsuits against Obey Clothing, "an apparel company and exclusive licensee of Shepard Fairey," according...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2011
Photo Editor Gives Tips on ID’ing Fake Photos of Tsunami
Since last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been a "sickening tsunami of faked photos," the Sydney Morning Herald...