by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
UK Courier & Advertiser Newspaper Made Two Child Sex Victims Identifiable
The Press Complaints Commission ruled that the Courier & Advertiser newspaper violated the PCC's code of practice in its story about a...
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by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Belarus Government To Close Two Newspapers after Warnings
The Belarus government closed two daily newspapers after warning them for "their political coverage," the New York Times reported. The newspapers,...
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2011
Fat does not fly: WaPo ombudsman on Allan Sloan’s use of word ‘mega-fatties’ instead of obese
Patrick Pexton, the Washington Post's ombudsman, blogged about criticism of columnist Allan Sloan's (also Fortune's senior editor at large) use of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2011
Telegraph’s WikiLeaks Report Names Teen Rape Victim at Gitmo
The UK Telegraph, one of the publications added to WikiLeaks' list of "media partners" with this week's Gitmo document dump, fully named an...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2011
Fake Story about $10 Million Cash Lost, Anonymous Sourcing Blamed
Journalist Dennis Itumbi called for a better sourcing policy for South African journalists after South African newspaper the Standard's April 15...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2011
Was WSJ Editor Dennis Berman inaccurate & unethical in undercover reporting?
A Wall Street Journal reporter and bureau chief has been accused of being unethical and inaccurate in a column about...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2011
Panel Discusses How to Keep Nonprofit Investigative Journalism Sites in Business
Is philanthropy the answer to paying for nonprofit investigative journalism? While journalism ethicist Edward Wasserman notably commented "several years ago"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2011
Student Newspaper Apologizes after Insensitive "Pow Wow" Story,
California State University - Long Beach student newspaper The Union Weekly has apologized for its insensitive March 14 story about a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2011
2010 Axing of Helen Thomas, Octavia Nasr, National American Arab Journalists Assn To Discuss
At an April 30 panel discussion, the National American Arab Journalists Association (NAAJA) is scheduled to take on the topics...