NYTimes Suspends Freelancer Andrew Goldman for Tippi Hedren Tweets
The New York Times suspended Andrew Goldman for four weeks after he posted inappropriate tweets in response to critics of…
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Media Ethics Fellowship: Applications for Center for International Media Ethics’ Research Fellowship Due Oct. 28
The Center for International Media Ethics is inviting applicants for a 2013 media ethics fellowship called the "Fellowship for Ethics…
Spokesman-Review Commenter Sued for Libel Defends Claims
An anonymous commenter defended her comment about an Idaho Republican party official, the Associated Press reported. As iMediaEthics reported earlier…
Rupert Murdoch Apologizes to Hugh Grant for Tweet
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch apologized Oct. 18 for a tweet about Hugh Grant. The apology tweet reads:
Gallup’s Allegedly Skewed Poll Results on U.S. Presidential Election
The Gallup Poll has come under attack for recent changes in its likely voter model. While they were apparently designed…
$500 Fine for Ecuador’s El Universo for Publishing Photos of Children with Rafael Correa
_ An Ecuadorean judge ruled that El Universo newspaper violated the privacy of children by "publishing photographs of underage children…
Globe & Mail ‘Sensitive & Complete’ in Reporting on Amanda Todd’s Death, Public Editor Says
The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead defended the Canadian newspaper's coverage of teenager Amanda Todd's death as "sensitive…
Scottish Daily Record Ends Commenting on Football Stories
The Scottish Daily Record announced Oct. 12 "we are suspending comments on football stories" because of "an unacceptable level of…
Women in Journalism Studies Gender Balance in UK News, Finds Kate Middleton Most Photographed
Women in Journalism, which identifies itself as a "networking, campaigning, training and social organisation for women journalists," studied UK newspapers…
Malawi Journalist Accused of Fake Story, Criminal Libel for Stories about Govt.
Malawi Voice reporter Justice Mponda has been charged with "false publication and criminal libel" over an article claiming the country's…