Fox-31 Denver Reporters Drove Kids To Get Murdered Classmate Photos Without Permission
A Denver, Colorado TV station, Fox affiliate KDVR Channel 31, was criticized by journalists, a parent and the school after their…
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Toronto Star Slammed: Canada Govt Says No Stripper, Escort Job Ads Planned
A representative from Canada's federal government slammed the Toronto Star's Oct. 13 front-page story claiming that "the Conservative government wants…
Legal vs Ethical Smackdown? Journalists Find Quote Changing ‘Grossly Unethical’
Brad A. Greenberg wrote for Get Religion criticizing Fortune magazine's article on the recent feature film The Social Network. (Get Religion…
US State Dept Trains Liberian Journalists Before Elections, Sent Journalism Dean
iMediaEthics wrote in late September about Mitchell Land, University of North Texas, interim dean for the Mayborn School of Journalism, who went to…
Journalism Ethicist: Mainstream Media Shouldn’t be Covering Brett Favre Sexting Allegations
Journalism ethicist Stephen Ward says mainstream media shouldn't be covering the Brett Favre sex allegations, Tony Rogers blogged. Ward is…
Daily Star Duped: Reported Chilean Mine Turning into Theme Park
The Daily Star published a fake story about the mine which held 33 Chilean miners underground for more than 2…
Are News Media Polls “Uncannily” Accurate? You Must Be Kidding!
Nate Silver, pictured above in a screenshot detail from a YouTube video, recently called the accuracy of media polling averages…
Food Journalist John Glas Asked for Free Wine, Food–A Media Ethics No-No
Journalists should never accept gifts or favors, ethics codes advise. Food journalists are no exception. But, Lee Svitak Dean wrote for Minnesota's…
Danish Press Council Bans Reporting from Facebook Accounts with Friends Only setting
The Danish Press Council ruled Oct. 13 that journalists can't report information found on private Facebook accounts, global news agency…
Web Copyright Battle Continues: Electronic Frontier Foundation Comments on Righthaven-Las Vegas Review-Journal Counterclaim
iMediaEthics has written about the web copyright battle between The Las Vegas Review-Journal and websites that have posted the newspaper's content…