by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2010
After controversy, S. African Media Co develops anonymous source policy
Earlier this week, iMediaEthics reported that South African newspaper The Herald was accused by a reader of using anonymous sources to...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2010
Undercover : Toronto Star Public Editor Defends Nursing Home Expose
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English used her Oct. 9 public editor column to explain why one of the newspaper's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2010
Canadian Newspaper Demands Radio Station’s Anonymous Sources for Defamation Lawsuit
A Canadian newspaper is taking a radio station to court to force the station to reveal its anonymous sources. This is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2010
Does Jewish Standard Promote Anti-Gay Bias With ‘No More Same-Sex Wedding Announcements’ Policy?
The Jewish Standard wrote in an Oct. 4 editorial signed by Rebecca Kaplan Boroson apologizing to readers and promising to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2010
Buried News? New York Post Won’t Report on Michael Wolff?
All Things Digital's Peter Kafka spotted what he considered buried news in an Oct. 4 New York Times article. He detailed...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
Slate Updates Corrections Policy After Being Criticized in July
Craig Silverman reported Sept. 24 for Columbia Journalism Review that it "appears" Slate has fixed its corrections problem. Slate's Jeremy Singer-Vine looked...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
Is Comic Book Journalism a Thing?
Comic Book Journalism posted Sept. 30 an interview with Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter. Spurgeon has written books about comics...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
24/7 News Cycle Creates Problems for Journalists’ Role as Fact-Checkers
Edward Wasserman, Knight professor of journalism ethics at Washington and Lee University wrote in a guest column for The Miami Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2010
Fake photo of alligator found in marijuana raid published by Metro Times
In an unusual fake photo twist, the news outlet which published a fake photo proactively fessed up to the fauxtography...