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Globe and Mail says its Jian Ghomeshi Headline ‘Dumb’

The Globe and Mail published a "dumb, insensitive" headline with a report on Jian Ghomeshi, the CBC radio host who…

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Pianist Dejan Lazic asks Wash Post to unpublish negative review from 2010

Pianist Dejan Lazic asked The Washington Post to remove a negative review written and published after a 2010 performance, the…

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‘Major ethical challenges’ are ‘learning opportunities,’ ASU journalism students advised

What are the road rules of journalism? “The road signs that used to say ‘fair,’ ‘objective,’ ‘balanced and unbiased’ have…

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Racist? Toronto Sun Cartoon depicts Asian Candidate with Slanted Eyes, Glasses

The Toronto Sun has been accused of publishing a racist cartoon of then-candidate for mayor Olivia Chow. (John Tory was…

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No Panic in Ebola Reporting, NYT, Globe and Mail public editors say

Two newspaper public editors reviewed how their papers have covered Ebola. Sylvia Stead from the Globe and Mail called for…

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W Virginia Daily Mail fires writer who called Michael Brown an ‘animal’

The Charleston, West Virginia Daily Mail fired an editorial writer for his "unfortunate, inflammatory" and "inexcusable" decision to call Michael…

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Be First and Right? Ethical Decisions for Breaking News

The news is breaking, other media outlets are hitting the airways. Your editors are screaming but you haven't verified the…

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Dr. Nancy Snyderman Back at NBC in November, Should she cover Ebola? Can she be trusted?

Should NBC News penalize chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman for breaking a voluntary Ebola quarantine? On Oct. 22, NBC…

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‘No Serious Missteps’ in Toronto Star Reporting on Ottawa Shootings, Public Editor Says

The Toronto Star didn't make any major errors in reporting on the Oct. 22 shooting in Ottawa, according to the…

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X Factor judge Cheryl Cole’s Husband’s Privacy Invaded

Reveal magazine, a "celebrity and lifestyle weekly" in the UK, invaded the privacy of the husband of UK singer and…

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