Graphic Images from Haiti Quake: Would US Citizens Be Depicted The Same Way?
Conflicting loyalties of medical correspondents aren’t the only ethical minefield for media reporting on this January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. Would…
Conflicting loyalties of medical correspondents aren’t the only ethical minefield for media reporting on this January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. Would…
Only a month ago, Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander apologized to readers for long lag times in correcting factual errors…
Last weekend saw a gathering of scientists and journalists for the fourth annual ScienceOnline conference, with several workshops focused on…
We’ve written before about disappointing science journalism that endangers health, or sticks too closely to press releases, or creates a…
Libel law is a vital tool for protecting people from the harm of journalism gone wrong. Recently, however, some experts…
Woorst polls of the last year. Every year, poll watchers are confronted with poll results and commentary that defy either…
A planned byline strike at the Minneapolis Star Tribune began as scheduled Tuesday, January 26. CityPages, a Minneapolis/St. Paul news…
If paying sources surreptitiously--through an airplane ticket, a hotel room, or even just a boost in their professional status--seems too…
Comments on the role or reporters during disaster situations have spread beyond the story of CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta…
The hubbub over National Enquirer’s plan to enter its coverage of John Edward’s extramarital affair for a Pulitzer Prize has…