by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
PCC: UK Sun’s Undercover Reporting at Dale Farm in the Public Interest
The UK Press Complaints Commission rejected a complaint over The Sun's 2011 undercover reporting, according to an adjudication on the...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
Michigan Superintendent who Plagiarized from Blogger Resigns
A Michigan school superintendent resigned a little more than a month after he apologized for plagiarism. As we wrote in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
Russian Media Summit to Discuss Ethics
A media summit this week will focus on the media's future, journalism ethics, and objectivity, China's Global Times reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
NYPost Reports, Unpublishes Quote from Parody NYT Public Editor Account, Later Calls it ‘Errant Tweet’
The New York Post's Page Six quoted from a parody Twitter account posing as New York Times public editor Arthur...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2012
NYT Corrects 3 Errors in Ann Curry Report, NBC Calls ‘Bad Journalism’
The New York Times corrected a June 28 article about Ann Curry's final day on the NBC "Today" show that...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2012
BBC Trust ‘Surprised’ No Apology on Same Day as Inappropriate Costa Concordia Comments
The BBC Trust issued a mixed ruling on complaints against a BBC Radio 2 program's January coverage of the Costa...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Calls for Media Independence at International Press Institute assembly
Trinidad and Tobago's president, George Maxwell Richards, called for the media to be independent, the Liberian Observer reported. Richards also...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Times of London Sued for Libel
Related, The Times of London removed claims about a "former medical doctor" for a UK soccer team from an article....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Suspended Politico Reporter Making ‘Transition to the Next Phase of his Career’
Politico and its suspended White House correspondent Joe Williams "mutually decided that the best step for him is to begin...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Fake Shark Photos Make Social Media Rounds Again, This Time Sharks Doctored into Florida Photos
More fake photos have circulated of sharks swimming in waters where they don't belong. As we have written, last month...