by Molika Ashford on Oct 12, 2009
Daily Corrections? Should media put corrections in their news feeds?
Corrections offer a news outlet the chance to right their wrongs transparently. But because of the way corrections are issued—in...
Media Business Ethics News
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 10, 2009
France and Great Britain Consider Labels for Airbrushed Photos
Legislators in Great Britain and France are out to protect reality -- or at least reality as portrayed in photographs....
by Molika Ashford on Oct 09, 2009
A view from the other side: What advertisers think about the new FTC blogging rules
On September 24th, Socialmediagroup.com--an agency helping businesses navigate the socially engaged Web--hosted a web seminar on the ethics of blog-brand...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 05, 2009
Licensing Fees? Or Paying Sources for Content? Casey Anthony Gets Payday from Media
It's a straightforward and unambiguous ethical rule that journalists should not pay sources for content. It seems equally clear that...
by Katie Rolnick on Oct 02, 2009
Free Flow of Information Act Amendment (Shield Law) Narrowly Defines the Term “Journalist”
An amendment to the proposed Free Flow of Information Act (S. 448) has ignited heated discussion about the formal definition...
by Molika Ashford on Sep 30, 2009
Gotcha! Journalists weigh in on the ethics of activist reporting
While there is little question that the actions of the community organizing group ACORN--revealed in a series of covert videos...
by Katie Rolnick on Sep 28, 2009
Poaching from Blogs: NYPost Re-reported, Gave No Credit to Blogger
Last week, we wrote about the New York Post poaching a story from a blog called NewYorkShitty.com and not crediting...
by Katie Rolnick on Sep 16, 2009
Why no Credit? NY Post Reporter to Blogger: “Post policy prevented me from crediting you”
What happens when a reporter working for a traditional news media publication finds a story on a blog? Does he...
by Matthew Nestel on Sep 03, 2009
Will Time Magazine correct Michigan Daily error?
Student-run newspaper The Michigan Daily grabbed a mention in a Time magazine article titled “Ann Arbor Kills Its Newspaper — To...