by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2012
How New York Media Are Reporting Upper West Side Children’s Murders, Nanny Story
How should news outlets handle photos of the Upper West Side family the Krims, whose personal tragedy has made national...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2012
ESPN SportsNation, Others Retweet Doctored Photo of Justin Verlander
ESPN's SportsNation, Sports Illustrated's Peter King and others re-tweeted a fake photograph of Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, Yahoo Sports...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2012
NYT Executive Editor on Anonymous Sources, Photojournalism Ethics, Libya Coverage & More
New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson commented on the Times' standards, policies and thoughts on sourcing, online comments, reporting...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2012
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stops Giving Endorsements, Cites Need for Independence
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel won't give political endorsements anymore in order to remain independent, according to Editorial Page Editor David...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2012
4 New Claims of Phone Hacking Against UK Newspapers Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, the People
UK newspaper company Trinity Mirror announced an "investigation into the allegations of phone hacking" made against three of its newspapers,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2012
CNN Unpublishes Story on Study Linking Women’s Hormones to Voting
CNN unpublished an article that "did not meet the editorial standards of CNN," Mediaite reported. The story has been replaced...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2012
Wisconsin’s WKBT Jennifer Livingston Calls out Viewer for ‘Obesity’ Letter, Was it OK to use Newscast to Respond?
Journalism ethicist Stephen Ward commented that he was "uncomfortable" with TV journalist Jennifer Livingston using part of her Wisconsin WKBT...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2012
Daily Wildcat Beefs up Standards for Comics after Controversial Cartoon Accused of Homophobia
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this week, the Daily Wildcat, an "independent news organization" at the University of Arizona, and its...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2012
EVENT: Investigative Reporting Workshop Sponsored by Ethics & Excellence in Journalism
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers will host a Nov. 30 Florida workshop on investigative business reporting, according...