by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2012
Bulgarian Media Council Can Initiate Investigations to Ethics Violations
We wrote last month when Bulgaria's Council for Electronic Media (CEM) ruled on a Bulgarian TV host's ripping up a...
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by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
Israel’s Broadcasting Authority Says No Personal Opinions on Air?
Israel's Broadcasting Authority was "accused of censoring personal opinions" after calling for radio host Anat Davidov to axe a short...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
College Magazine Apologizes for Plagiarism, Retracts Articles, Fires Plagiarist
Three student journalists no longer work for Rochester Institute of Technology's Reporter magazine after "discoveries of plagiarism within two recent stories,"...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
Libel Lawsuit over Amazon Review Axed
As we wrote last year, book self-publisher Chris McGrath sued an Amazon reviewer Vaughan Jones, Amazon and Richard Dawkins for...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2012
Chicago Sun-Times Editor Calls Reporter’s Tweets ‘Offensive’
The Chicago Sun-Times editor Jim Kirk commented on "a series of offensive tweets about women" by the Sun-Times' Joe Cowley,...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
Montreal Gazette Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ Tweets
The Montreal Gazette apologized to readers for "inappropriate comments posted on Twitter" by reporter Anne Sutherland. In its apology, the...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2012
PR Company Apologizes for Soliciting Gifts, $ for CNN Freelancer’s Baby Shower, CNN says
Gawker published what appeared to be an invitation to exchange gifts for a CNN Espanol reporter's baby shower for coverage...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2012
Meltwater Sues AP over Copyright Lawsuits Press Release
Meltwater issuing the Associated Press for libel over the AP's February 2012 press release announcing the AP's copyright infringement lawsuit...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2012
Stars & Stripes Ombuds on Conflicts of Interest
Stars and Stripes ombudsman Ernie Gates highlighted the "special challenge" of independence the newspaper faces "because of Stripes' unique hybrid...