Charlie Brooker’s BBC “Newswipe” Satirizes Broadcast News
A new video clip from Charlie Booker’s BBC TV show Newswipe has been making the rounds on the Web for…
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Slate Corrects a Spate of Math/Science Errors
As errors go, scientific and mathematical ones are often some of the easiest for journalists to make. Writers, more often…
Universal Principles to Guide Journalism? Weigh in on New List by Martin Moore
Trying to hold the media up to the highest standards of ethics, it’s easy lose sight of just how hard…
Dodge City Reporter Claire O’Brien Fined $1,000 A Day For Refusing to Testify
As federal shield legislation works its way slowly through the government, conflicts between journalists seeking to protect anonymous sources and…
Judge Bans Twitter in Baltimore City Courts
Now, a Baltimore court ruling has banned trial audiences from tweeting--or otherwise disseminating through a social network—anywhere inside the Circuit Court…
Saints Lose? Virginian-Pilot Editor Apologizes for Super Bowl Score Reversal
Monday, mere hours after the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in the 2010 Super Bowl, the Virginian-Pilot misprinted the game’s…
Is the Israeli Army connection a conflict for NY Times Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner?
A controversy has erupted over NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner after Electronic Intifada--a blog committed to comprehensive public…
Washington Post Issues Guidelines to Prevent another ‘Salon-Gate’
Stung by last years ‘Salon-gate’ scandal, the Washington Post has codified its policy on reporters attending sponsored events. Howard Kurtz,…
Ethics of Courtroom TV : Should Proposition 8 Trials be Televised?
Whether courtrooms should allow the media to broadcast trial proceedings rests on balancing the rights of a free press and…
NY Times reports : Farming-out media content produces major risks
iMediaEthics recently wrote about ethical issues in the partnership between the Washington Post and upstart financial news service, the Fiscal Times.…