Michigan TV News Apologizes, Reporter Fired For Not Disclosing ‘Connection to’ Story
Michigan Fox-affiliate Fox 17 apologized and fired a reporter for "failing to disclose his connections to" the subject of his…
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Asian American Journalists Association Advises on Sikh Shooting Stories
The Asian American Journalists Association created a "few guidelines" for reporting on the Aug. 5 shooting at a Sikh temple in…
Quote Approval at Washington Post ‘flirts with self-censorship,’ Ombudsman Says
The Washington Post is banning the practice of "sharing story drafts," Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton noted. As we have written,…
Do Journalists Often Fudge Quotes? Debate over Quoting Ethics
An interesting discussion on the ethics of quoting and paraphrasing interviews is going on among journalists and linguists in the…
Burma’s Voice Weekly & Envoy’s Suspensions Are Lifted
Earlier this week, we highlighted two Myanmar weeklies that said the government "suspended...indefinitely" their publications. But, both Voice Weekly and…
CNN: ‘Regrettable’ to play ‘Only the Good Die Young’ after Sikh Temple Shooting
CNN apologized for playing the Billy Joel song "Only the Good Die young" after a July 6 report on the…
Duluth TV News Director Resigns over Facebook Post
Duluth Fox-affiliate Fox 21 KQDS's news director Jason Vincent apologized and resigned after one of his Facebook posts circulated, the…
Tennessee Newspaper Subpoenaed for Anonymous Commenters’ Identities
The Shelby County Commission is subpoenaing The Commercial Appeal for "the identities of anonymous commenters on its website," the newspaper…
$3 Million Libel Verdict ‘Struck Down,’ Judge says No ‘Actual Malice’ in Newspaper the Virginian-Pilot’s Story
As we wrote earlier, daily Virginia newspaper the Virginian-Pilot was found guilty of libel and ordered to pay $3 million…
TIME Corrects Story to add Attribution after Complaint
TIME magazine corrected a July 28 article after apparently lifting a quote and sentence from the New York Post's story…