by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
USA Today Joins list of Twitter Accounts Hacked
The Twitter account for USA Today was hacked Sept. 25, CNET reported. The self-described hacking group Script Kiddies took responsibility...
Sci/Tech/Health Journalism Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
Arrington Moves on, Promises to Disclose with Uncrunched
As iMediaEthics has written, Tech Crunch founder and editor Michael Arrington left the site after its owner, AOL, announced an investment...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2011
Ghana President’s Nephew: The Statesman’s Aston Martin story is Fake, Will Sue
The nephew of Ghana's president intends to file a lawsuit against the Statesman after the newspaper published what he says...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2011
Is New Yorker’s Steve Jobs Cover Distatesful?
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder, died Oct. 5. Stories on Jobs have dominated news coverage in the days after. But...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2011
Copyright over Steve Jobs Apple image?
Los Angeles resident Farzin Adeli is attempting to get a copyright on a graphic design image that incorporates Steve Jobs'...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2011
LulzSec hacking Group to Leak Hacked Info?
A member of hacking group Lulz Sec, Sabu, announced on Reddit that the group has "stashed" away 4 GB worth...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
The Hoot Questions Indian Media Reporting on Health Issues
Indian media watchdog site The Hoot criticized "healthcare coverage in the Indian media" in an Oct. 26 column by Kalpana...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2011
Toronto Star Explains Naming Elderly Rape Victim in Nursing Home Abuse Reports
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English explained and defended the newspaper's decision to name "a 71-year-old woman with advanced dementia,"...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2011
‘Stigma’ in Reporting on “The Mentally Ill”
The Guardian published an article by Harold A. Maio questioning why the media refers to "'the' mentally ill," which Maio...