iMediaEthics’s Most Popular Stories of 2009
As the cusp of 2010 approaches, publishers are rolling out their lists of the year's best, brightest, or even worst…
Latest News
Reporting Contested Science: The same H1N1 vaccine data yields two conclusions
Sometimes disagreements over media coverage of science and medicine hinge on one side taking the “side of science” and the…
NY1 Reporter Ruschell Boone Accepts “Christmas” Gift on Camera
In the holiday season, when gift-giving is par for the course, being a reporter can be extra hard. How can…
Media Run With Fake Santa Story, Warn of Health Risks
With some journalists lamenting that the media don’t take scientists seriously enough, Newsweek has now pointed out that some are…
Miami Herald Update: New online reader donations program is success
The Miami Herald has an update on how things are going with its new donations system. Herald Executive Editor Anders…
Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten’s “secrets that journalists never told you” :
Jim Lehrer made his list of journalism rules public recently for his PBS news program. In a similar but funny…
Gallup’s Biased Poll on Gitmo
According to Gallup’s news release on Dec. 16, 2009, Americans are opposed to closing the prison at Guantanamo and moving…
Two Newspapers Accepting Reader Donations for Online News
With so many newspapers trying to figure out how to get their readers to pay for web content, it was…
FactCheck.org on Hacked Climate Change E-mails: The Media “may have contributed to public confusion”
There’s been a lot of media commentary on the hacked emails from the Climate Research Unit at the University of…
Top 10 Media Errors and Corrections from 2009: Craig Silverman’s Highlights
December presents an opportunity for newspapers and other media venues to print an uplifting or solemn retrospective on the year: best…