Whoops! Washington Post Publishes Christopher Hitchens Obit with Placeholder Text?
Whoops? The Washington Post apparently jumped the gun on its Dec. 16 obituary for writer Christopher Hitchens and published an…
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Three UK Broadcasters Ordered to Give Footage to Police
The UK National Union of Journalists criticized the UK police's order for BBC News, ITN News and UTV News to…
University College Cork Students Union to Boycott Irish Daily Mail after Inaccurate Story about Student
Irish university University College Cork's students' union decided Dec. 14 to "organise a 12-month boycott of the Daily Mail" after…
UK Culture Secretary Comments on PCC, Media Ownership
UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt commented in late November that he thinks the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints…
Cartoon Plagiarism? Will Cartoonists Get Code of Ethics after Accusations of Cartoon Plagiarism?
Editors Weblog questioned if there should be an "ethical code for cartoonists" in light of Urban Tulsa Weekly cartoonist David…
Media Not Allowed to report on Venezualan Murder?
Venezuelan media outlets were banned from reporting on a recent murder, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas reported.…
Center for International Media Ethics on Croatian Media
The Center for International Media Ethics weighed in on Croatian media ethics in its December 2011 newsletter with an article…
MSNBC’s Chuck Todd Apologizes for On-Air Gesture
MSNBC's Chuck Todd apologized Dec. 14 after making an obscene gesture on air, Mediaite reported. On Dec. 14's Morning Joe…
Toronto Star Public Editor on Pseudonyms after Occupy Toronto Interviews
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English highlighted an interesting case of a source being identified by a pseudonym and how…
New Zealand Law Commission Proposes ‘Super Watchdog’ for Media Regulation
New Zealand may see a "super watchdog" to regulate all media -- whether it be online or in print, traditional…