by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2011
Who has better Link Ethics, Bloggers or Journalists? Reuters weighs in…
Are blogs more ethical than traditional media? In terms of attribution, Reuters' Anthony DeRosa, in his blogpost about "traditional media's...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2011
FTC Files Lawsuits Against Fake News Sites Selling ‘Acai Berry’ Products
The Federal Trade Commission is suing ten websites that the FTC claims use "deceptive tactics" and fake news to sell acai...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2011
NPR Wrong? Robot Journalist Better Writer than Human PR person, not Human Sports Reporter
As iMediaEthics has previously reported, journalists might have new competition: robots. Robot journalists, or what blog Fangirltastic nicknamed "robournalist" and "journobot," consist...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 06, 2011
Paid News? Hospital TV Sponsorship Blurs Advertising & Editorial Content
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch highlighted blurred lines between advertising and news with a new TV sponsorship agreement in St. Louis between...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2011
Misleading Stories on Restaurant Salt Ban in Daily Mail, Express?
Two UK newspapers have been accused of running misleading stories suggesting that the UK has banned salt in fish and...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2011
Detroit News Apologizes for Editing Chrysler 200 Auto Review After Advertiser Complained
Detroit News editor and publisher Jonathan Wolman apologized to the newspaper's readers as well as to auto reviewer Scott Burgess March 19...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2011
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Accused Of Lobbying
The Missouri Hospital Association accused the Post-Dispatch of lobbying, the Post-Dispatch reported. Post-Dispatch reporters sent a statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2011
Media Criticized for Reporting on Children, India, South Africa Cited
South African children approached the Press Council of South Africa asking for "the media must stop violating us," news agency...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2011
Twitter Ethics? Should Wrong Tweets Be Deleted or Corrected?
Should news organizations delete the inaccurate information? Or should they issue a correction tweet? iMediaEthics has written about this topic before...