by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Propaganda, Fact-Checking, Sourcing Discussed at Catholic Church Media Ethics Breakfast
The Times of Malta reported that the Catholic Church held a "business breakfast themed Media Ethics," in late June. At...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Tel Aviv Journalists Association Quits Israeli Press Council, Says Council’s Elections ‘Unethical’
The Tel Aviv Journalists Association quit the Israeli Press Council over the council's presidential election, which the association called "unethical,"...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
CNN Looking into Health Care Ruling Error, Waited to ‘Confirm’ Andy Griffith’s Death Before Reporting
CNN will examine how it erred in its reporting on the health care ruling, Mediaite reported. As we wrote last...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter Still has Fake NYT Public Editor Quote Published
The Hollywood Reporter wrongly attributed comments from a parody Twitter account to The New York Times public editor. We wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
Reporter Fired for Plagiarizing from Press Releases Claims it was ‘Widespread Practice,’ Sues for Defamation
Steve Penn claims The Kansas City Star defamed him when it reported on firing him for plagiarism, the newspaper reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2012
BBC Journalists Asked to Brainstorm Ways to Make Money?
BBC World News Ltd. Director Peter Horrocks asked staff to "consider ... how they can help" the BBC make money,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2012
Yale Daily News Re-Reviewing Liane Membis’ Work after HuffPost Unpublishes Story
The Wall Street Journal intern who was fired last month for fabrication also "snookered" The Huffington Post, the Atlantic Wire...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2012
Glenn Mulcaire Ordered to Give Info on News of the World Phone Hacking
The UK Supreme Court has ordered Glenn Mulcaire, the former News of the World private investigator who hacked phones for...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2012
WikiLeaks Starts Publishing Leaked Syria Emails
WikiLeaks is publishing what it says is 2.4 million emails from Syria. The documents are called "the Syria Files," and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
RTE Pays Reporter for Resigning after Father Kevin Reynolds Libel
Irish public broadcaster RTE paid its former reporter Aoife Kavanagh "in the region of €25,000" for resigning after a segment...