by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2010
WikiLeaks, Media Ethics Discussions Going Hand in Hand?
WikiLeaks has dominated news stories the past two weeks as constant feeds of news updates are published. iMediaEthics searched on Google...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
School District to Cut Journalism Classes?
Susan Moeller wrote on the Huffington Post about high school journalism classes being cut. She noted that the board for Illinois'...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2010
Irish Newspaper Republishes Defamatory Comments
The Star Sunday newspaper was found guilty of contempt and defamation after it "deliberately repeated false and defamatory statements," the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2010
Denver Post Sues Drudge Report, Wants $150,000 & His Domain Name In Copyright Lawsuit
Copyright enforcement company Righthaven has filed its second lawsuit on behalf of the Denver Post's content -- this time seeking...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2010
Can Transparency Replace Objectivity in Journalism? Amy Gahran asks
Move aside, the journalistic debate over objectivity. Instead, let's talk about being transparent. "Is transparency the new objectivity?" Amy Gahran...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2010
OJR : Why don’t Journalists Call Out Sources More for Lying?
Online Journalism Review's Robert Hernandez wrote Dec. 8 wondering if journalists have the courage to stand up and call out...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2010
NPR Public Editor Calls for “Report an Error” button
NPR's ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, blogged about how news organizations need to be better about correcting errors, Web Newser reported. One...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2010
George Bishop On Leave from Poll Skeptics Column
George Bishop, one of iMediaEthics' two columnists penning the Poll Skeptics Column, is on leave from iMediaEthics. Bishop is also on...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2010
Helen Thomas Award Ended After Her Latest Comments
Wayne State University announced last week that it will not give out an award named for longtime journalist Helen Thomas...