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European Journalism Centre’s Ethics Code to Include Bloggers, All of Europe

iMediaEthics wrote in June when Howard Hudson, editor for the European Journalism Centre, called for a journalism ethics code for European…

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Daily Star Likens Bomb Victims to Zombies in Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Video

Many news organizations reported the sensational quote from a police detective that compared the appearance of survivors of UK  bombings…

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The Smoking Gun: ESPN Journalist Elizabeth Moreau Hoaxed by Prank Site, Smashed Hotel Window During Fake Emergency

An  ESPN reporter was punked into smashing her hotel window with a toilet tank cover during a fake emergency by…

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Inside Maldives Media: Dust-Up Over Video Mocking Tourists, ‘Filthy Language’

The president of the Maldives National Journalists Association (MNJA) criticized Minivan News, an English-language Maldives news website, for its reporting on…

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S. Africa’s Sunday Times Criticized for Anonymously Sourced Mugabe Affair Murder Story

Blogger Akanyang criticized The Sunday Times and its reporter Jon Swain in his media and politics blog, Akanyang Afrika.  He…

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BBC Faulted for 2 Errors, But Not for Bias

The Guardian reported that the BBC has owned up to two inaccuracies in a TV segment on filesharing.  However, the BBC didn't find…

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Gawker Called Sexist, Sensational after Christine O’Donnell Sex Story

Gawker has been accused of  sexism, sensationalism, and low standards after publishing an anonymous, first-person story of a sex encounter…

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iMediaEthics Study: 68% Ten Top US Newspapers’ Blogs Are Edited

StinkyJournalism's study found that all of The New York Times' blogs are edited. (Image above is a screenshot detail from…

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Mommy Blogger Sued for Not Publishing Advertorial

A New York dental practice dropped its lawsuit against "mommy blogger" Lyss Stern "just hours" after the New York Daily…

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Scholars on Blogging

In iMediaEthics' latest study , we looked at ten U.S. newspapers and how they handled their blogs. But, how do scholars treat…

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