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Publishing Fake Photo a ‘Painful Episode,’ Phillipines Newspaper Tells iMediaEthics

Philippines newspaper The Daily Inquirer was hoaxed by a fake photo of a Time magazine cover last month as iMediaEthics…

Sydney Smith

AP Reports 2 of 5 Teens Dead in Car Crash ‘Middle Eastern’ & ‘Obsessed’

Tragedy struck five teens over Memorial Day weekend in a Newport Beach, California car crash.  But why did the Associated…

London Allen

Taiwan Journalist Charged by Police over Fake News, Restaurant Owner didn’t call Filipinos ‘Dogs’

Taiwan newspaper Lih Pao fired a reporter for making up a story claiming a "diner owner" wouldn't "sell boxed lunches…

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Navasky’s History of Political Cartoons Raises Unique Issues of Journalism Ethics and Pulls Some Punches

You know you have stumbled upon a third rail of media ethics when a book about “the art of controversy”…

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Gawker is Trying to Track Down Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video

Almost a full day after Gawker's Indiegogo fundraising campaign to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford…

Sydney Smith

UK Libel Ruling on Lord McAlpine Tweet a ‘Warning to all social media users’

UK judge Justice Michael Tugendhat ruled that Sally Bercow  -- the wife of UK Speaker of the House of Commons,…

Sydney Smith

Where’s the Video? Donors Gave $200K to Gawker’s Crackstarter Campaign to Buy Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video

With 11 hours to go, Gawker has hit its $200,000 goal to raise money to buy a video that allegedly…

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NYT Unpublishes Slideshow after finding Photojournalist lied about photo subjects

The New York Times unpublished "a post and a slide show about Haitian child servants" because a Times photojournalist lied…

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Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smoking Crack (Allegedly) Rocks Media Ethics Issues

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was allegedly caught on camera smoking crack cocaine. And the person who shot the video showing…

Sydney Smith

After Snooping AP, Obama Admin Backs Media-Friendly Bill on Anonymous Sources, Subpoenas

Days after the secret subpoenas for phone records of the Associated Press came to light, the Obama administration announced it wants…

Sydney Smith