Australia: “No Plans to Prosecute” Julian Assange
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Australia's attorney general, Robert McClelland, slammed WikiLeaks and Julian Assange for publishing unredacted diplomatic cables. McClelland claimed that…
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Alabama TV News Station Retracts Story on Supreme Court Vote that hasn’t Happened
Alabama NBC-affiliate WSFA issued a retraction in mid-August for its Aug 12 story on an Alabama Supreme Court decision on…
NYT Business Editor Ingrassia Rejects Ombudsman’s Criticism of Dealbook
In his Aug. 27 column, New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane criticized NYT's "financial news service" section, DealBook, and suggested the site…
Does Al Sharpton Know Endorsement Guidelines for MSNBC?
Al Sharpton, who was recently hired as an MSNBC host, reportedly told the Wall Street Journal he thought he could…
Thailand’s lèse-majesté Law Prohibits Criticism of Royal Family, Did Anonymous Comments Break Law?
In a Sept. 1 post, PBS Media Shift highlighted Thailand's lèse-majesté laws, which make it a criminal charge to "defame"…
More Censorship, Propaganda at Two Chinese Newspapers?
The Guardian reported that Beijing's propaganda bureau will now be in charge of newspapers the Beijing Times and the Beijing…
Guardian’s James Ball on Why he Left WikiLeaks
James Ball, who worked for WikiLeaks for a brief time last year, explained why he "had to leave WikiLeaks" in…
Fox Sports Apologizes for Univ. of Southern California Interview Video
Fox Sports has apologized and unpublished a segment purporting to "welcome" the Univ. of Southern California football team to a football…
Splash News and Photo Agency Apologizes, Pays for Invading Privacy
Splash, a UK "news and photo agency" apologized to actor David Walliams and model Lara Stone, Journalism.co.uk reported. The married couple had…
American Journalism Review Advises on Aggregation
American Journalism Review's Michaelle Bond collected the "best practices" for "aggregating without aggravating." Referencing Advertising Age's Simon Dumenco's complaints over Huffington…