by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2011
Why Does NYT Coca Cola Ad Look Like News without Disclosure?
iMediaEthics was surprised to open up the New York Times homepage this morning and find a deceptive advertisement in the same...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2011
Ireland’s Press Ombudsman Will Review RTE’s “Editorial Processes” after Big Libel Apology
RTE announced that press ombudsman John Horgan will review the Irish public broadcaster's "editorial processes." Last month, iMediaEthics wrote when RTE...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2011
European News Agency Charges HuffPost for Re-Reporting its Stories, HuffPost Says Payment Unintentional
Huffington Post paid news agency Central European News last month after re-reporting two CEN stories, Press Gazette reported. Central European...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2011
MSNBC Licensed Conrad Murray Documentary, Got Promo Exclusive Interview?
MSNBC is rejecting accusations that it engaged in checkbook journalism to get an interview with Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2011
Spectator May Face Contempt of Court Charges?
UK magazine the Spectator may be investigated for contempt of court, the Guardian reported. Justice Treacy called on the attorney...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2011
Five UK News Outlets Start Corrections Columns
The Daily Mail, Birmingham Mail, South Wales Echo, Western Mail and Huddersfield Examiner will all be publishing a corrections column...
by Alan Behr on Nov 21, 2011
L’Affaire Romenesko: A Legal Perspective on Plagiarism and Copyright
Editor's Note : Editor's Note: Jim Romenesko's Nov. 10 resignation from Poynter over his failure to put quotation marks around...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2011
Hartford Courant Apologizes for Plagiarism and Aggregation in Journal Inquirer Lawsuit case
As iMediaEthics has written, two Connecticut newspapers have been in court for two years over aggregation and plagiarism charges. The Journal...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2011
Woman Posing as Bloomberg Spokesperson Tricks Media
The media was tricked by a woman posing as a spokesperson for New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg, the New...