Wall Street Journal Columnist Mona Sarika Busted for Plagiarism, Fabrication
With Jayson Blair lecturing publicly to university students about how plagiarism and fabrication got him kicked off the New York…
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A Lesson on Ethics, Courtesy of Tiger Woods
In a December 2 post for McGuire on Media, a blog on the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of…
Northwestern Professor Bryan Monroe Decries Lack of Media Diversity
Whatever gains or losses new media brings to the world of journalism--fairness, accuracy, inclusion, reach--one thing it may fail to…
Former BBC Journalist Michael Ford Discusses Ethics When BBC “Re-Records Material”
While addressing a student audience at the University of Lincoln (UK), former BBC Radio 4 presenter Dr. Michael Ford made…
Should the “Friday Document Dump” be Part of the Story?
How did you spend your Thanksgiving? Most likely, it was with family or friends, gathered around the table or watching…
Sports Writer’s Death Opens Question About How to Eulogize Transgender Subjects
As we discussed in an earlier post about National Public Radio coverage of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, breaking style guidelines…
Chinese Journalists Accused of Accepting Bribes To Kill Mine Accident Coverage
Ten journalists in China are accused of taking 2.6 million yuan ($380,000) in bribes to not cover a tragic mining…
Reuters relies on Blogger, iCasualties.org, for War Dead Numbers
In mainstream media journalism, "blogger inaccuracy" is one of the most often mentioned criticisms. The blogger Michael White appears to be one…
Journal Inquirer Sues Hartford Courant for Failing to Credit Them in Aggregated Stories:
iMediaEthics wrote about the ethical repercussions of plagiarism in this story of how the Hartford Courant had been copying stories from…