by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor on Identifying the Homeless
The Toronto Star's public editor, Kathy English, took up the issue of describing the homeless as "street people" in a...
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by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Poynter’s Julie Moos: “Checkbook journalism” makes media less credible
Julie Moos, director of Poynter Online and Poynter Publications, argued that paying sources under the guise of "licensing fees" is...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2011
Ethics of Reporting on Genderless Child?
Margaret Somerville, McGill University's director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics, and Law, questioned the ethics of reporting on the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
Whoa! New York Post Confuses Mule and Horse
The New York Post misidentified a mule as a horse in a June 10 photo caption. The photo is credited...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2011
898 Complaints for BBC Doc on Assisted Suicide
The BBC has received at least 898 complaints over its documentary on assisted suicide, The Telegraph reported. According to The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Judge Rules: Righthaven Doesn’t Have Right to Sue Bloggers,
U.S. judge Roger Hunt issued a ruling last week that copyright enforcement company Righthaven "never had the right to sue...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Associated Press: Libya in “Civil War”
The Huffington Post's Michael Calderone reported that the Associated Press has now decided to refer to the "situation in Libya"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Two Journalisms?
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade highlighted a recent article by Brian Cathcart for Index on Censorship, in which Cathcart identifies "the existence...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 21, 2011
NY Court: Website Publishers Not Responsible for Defamatory Comments
A New York court ruled that website publishers are protected from defamation lawsuits if they "add material to defamatory posts...