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…
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Shield Laws & Protecting Anonymous Sources: How Far Should Reporters Go?
Reporters are expected to identify sources; using anonymous sources drains a certain level of credibility from a story, as former…
NPR’s Planet Money Sponsored By Bank: Is That a Problem?
NPR ombudsman Alicia Shepard focused her December 14 column on Planet Money, an NPR podcast/blog and its relationship to its monied-sponsor,…
Mapping the Loss of Journalism Jobs
Shrinking ranks of staff journalists and a growing pool of freelancers pose ethical problems both for the rights and safety…
Editor & Publisher Slated to Close, but a Rescue May Be on the Horizon
Last week it was announced that Editor & Publisher, a source iMediaEthics has long appreciated, would be shutting down January 1.…
Jayson Blair Speaks to Another Group of Students After Vowing No More Public Communication
After Jayson Blair spoke to students at Virginia’s Washington and Lee University this fall, many may have hoped that this…
Minnesota Journalist Frustrated that Media Still Report Junk Science
In a December 8 commentary on Minnesota Public Radio’s online news site, Haddayr Copley-Woods, a journalist and blogger posed the…
Bombed in Afghanistan: Freelancer Paul Raffaele’s Struggle for Help
"THAT'S ME IN THE BODY BAG" : Freelance journalist, Paul Raffaele explains, "This one is scary. That’s me in the…
Washington Post Ombudsman Admits Errors Still Go Uncorrected For Long Periods
No newspaper can hope to eliminate errors. But there is always room for improvement in correcting the errors that are…
The Skinny on the Fat Murderer Hoax: Media Need to Update Stories
When a story catches international attention, but turns out to be a hoax, should media update and clarify original stories…