Robert Niles : Journalism Should Embrace Online News Aggregation
“What’s the difference between aggregation and creating journalism?” Robert Niles asks in a March 2 post at the Online Journalism…
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Good Housekeeping Seal Needed for Journalism?
This week saw studies from the Pew Research Center and the Society for New Communications Research documenting how the landscapes of…
Nature (Journal) responds to charge that Jared Diamond’s book review had undisclosed conflict
Last week, iMediaEthics critiqued Nature magazine for publishing a book review by geographer and popular science writer Jared Diamond that lacked…
Update: Miami Herald Reader Donation Program Scrapped
After a two-month run, the Miami Herald has reported that their program allowing readers to donate money for online content…
Journalism Lessons: The ABCs of Not Plagiarizing
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Canadian Journalists Told Stop Hugging Olympic Athletes
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Veteran Investigative Reporters Hired by Church of Scientology
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Mugshot Publishing Continues to Expand
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Jared Diamond reviews book about himself in Nature (Journal) — Without disclosing the obvious conflict
EXCLUSIVE: There are many things that writers, and the publications that publish their work, can do to lose the trust of readers.…