by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
News of the World Accused of Hacking Rival Journalist’s Phone
Dennis Rice, a former Mail on Sunday investigations editor and current freelance journalist, has accused News of the World and...
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by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
UK Police Prepared Tranquilizers, Helicopter to catch Tiger, Tiger was Stuffed Animal
The Toronto Sun reported that police officers in the UK sent out a message on Twitter about a tiger spotted...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
Sexual Assault is not Womanizing, says Media Bistro
MediaBistro criticized the media for writing as if womanizing and assaulting sexually are interchangeable. The Associated Press and the Los...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2011
Jakarta Post: Media Reporting on Women “Poor”
A recently released Indonesian study reported that the media needs to follow journalism ethics better when reporting on women victims....
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Sports Writers Apologize for Fake News from Fake Interview with Dan Snyder
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder hasn't been interviewed for radio since the week of the Super Bowl . But, stories...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Case Shows Differences Btwn French, American Press Crime Reports
While the U.S. media determines what and how much to reveal in reporting on Arnold Schwarzenegger's affair and its resultant...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
PCC Explains Request to Include Reporters’ Tweets in Jurisdiction
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month, the UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission may start regulating reporters' and news...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Tabloids Aren’t Unethical, Says South African Editor Wally Mbele
At a conference debating if South Africa can produce tabloid journalism, the editor-in-chief of South African tabloid Sunday World challenged claims that...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2011
Twitter Debate on Online Linking
Gigaom.com senior writer Mathew Ingram posted highlights from a Twitter debate about linking in news stories. The "discussion" included staff...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2011
Journalists & Sources Should Not Fear Each Other, Says Former SPJ Prez Fred Brown
Last year, the Society of Professional Journalists publicly "denounced" ABC, NBC, CNN and CBS for paying sources -- or, as...