by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2011
Did ABC News Trivialize Charges against IMF Head?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the International Monetary Fund chief accused of forcing a hotel housekeeper into anal and oral sex and...
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by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2011
Colorado Judge freezes 35 Righthaven lawsuits against Bloggers
According to Wired.com, a Colorado judge "froze" 35 lawsuits filed by copyright-enforcement agency Righthaven as he looks into Righthaven's ability to...
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...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Twitter Debate on Online Linking
Gigaom.com senior writer Mathew Ingram posted highlights from a Twitter debate about linking in news stories. The "discussion" included staff...
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 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...