by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2011
WaPo Ombud Weighs in on Jose Vargas Essay admitting he’s an Illegal Immigrant
Jose Antonio Vargas revealed in a New York Times essay that he is an illegal immigrant and that he used...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2011
Is Speculative, Photoshopped Princess Diana Report Distasteful?
Newsweek Photoshopped a picture of the late Princess Diana into a photo of Kate Middleton and featured a cover story...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2011
Colo HS Principal Admits Plagiarism? Newspaper Program To Continue Next Year
iMediaEthics wrote about Colorado high school, Overland High School, earlier this year when reports surfaced that its principal, Leon Lundie, removed...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2011
Hacking group LulzSec that took down PBS Quits
LulzSec, the hacking group that hacked into PBS's website and posted a fake Tupac Shakur story among other antics, broke up...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2011
White House ‘Fact Checks the Fact Checkers’?
The White House's communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, criticized the Washington Post's fact checking of President Barack Obama's statements on the U.S....
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2011
European Study on Transparency Released
The European Journalism Observatory released a new study on the public's involvement in 'editorial processes" in 12 European countries. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2011
BBC Criticized for Not Balancing Methadone Report
Nonprofit organization DrugScope criticized the BBC for its "Breaking the Habit" report on methadone based on a "rightwing think tank's"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2011
Why did Rolling Stone Cut Attribution to City Pages in Matt Taibbi Michele Bachmann Article?
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has been criticized for not attributing quotes to a 2006 City Pages article in his June 22...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2011
Ghana Media Advised on Sensationalism, Crime Reporting, Media Ownership
A UN ambassador warned Ghana media outlets against reporting sensational headlines and crime stories, daily Ghana newspaper the Daily Guide...