Holding ethical value to protect source may jail NYT James Risen, Supreme Court rejects appeal
New York Times reporter James Risen failed to win an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his anonymous…
Latest News
Chicago Sun-Times apologizes, retracts ‘Laverne Cox is not a woman’ op-ed
The Chicago Sun-Times unpublished an op-ed calling transgender people "delusional," GLAAD reported. The op-ed was written by Kevin D. Williamson…
Should Corrections Name Who Messed Up? Toronto Star apologizes after misinterpreting tweet
The Toronto Star apologized to a political candidate after an editor wrongly inserted a mis-characterization of the candidate's tweets into…
Online news, social media ‘lacking journalism ethics’ in Malaysia?
A Malaysian politician called for the media to adhere to journalism ethics, Malaysia's New Straits Times reported. Home Minister Ahmad…
ABC Australia ‘dogf**ker’ fake photo lawsuit continues by Journalist
Australian Broadcasting Corp. apologized to News Corp. journalist Chris Kenny for airing a doctored photo calling him a "dogf**ker," but…
No more ‘bogus’ or ‘illegal’ asylum seekers, Natl Union of Journalists says
Word choice matters. Journalists must be careful when writing about Gypsies, race, and immigration,The UK National Union of Journalists reminded…
CNN iReport Unpublishes Hoax, Asteroid won’t ‘end civilization as we know it’ in 2041
CNN unpublished an iReport story that claimed an asteroid was going to hit Earth on March 35, 2041. The story…
US Supreme Court: Jana Winter Not Forced to ID James Holmes anonymous sources
Fox News reporter Jana Winter will not be forced to ID her anonymous sources for her reporting on the 2012…
Charles Murray DIDN’T say Women have Underdeveloped Brains, Frederick News-Post published Fake Quotes
American Enterprise Institute scholar Charles Murray said women have underdeveloped brains. Never mind. He didn't say that. This was a…
‘Is critical investigative journalism still possible?’ Irish university hosts Media Ethics Event
Will investigative journalism die out? "Given the radical changes that have occurred in journalism in recent years the panel will…