by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2012
Italian State TV Aired Old Footage of Another Cruise Ship in its Concordia Coverage
Italian state TV news outlet Rai wrongly aired 2010 footage as if it were from the cruise ship Costa Concordia,...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 20, 2012
New Code of Ethics in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has a new "code of ethics for newscasting websites," Sri Lankan news site the Daily News reported. It...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
Plagiarism Discussion on Salon
Salon questioned "What is plagiarism" in a "panel debate" that included Harvard Law School professor Jonathan Zittrain, Southern Methodist University...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
UK Atty General Not Charging Sky News with Contempt over Injunction
We wrote in November when UK attorney general Dominic Grieve began "proceedings for possible contempt of court" charges against the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
India’s Vice President: Watchdog Journalism ‘Should be the Rule’
India's vice president Hamid Ansari said at a New Delhi journalism awards ceremony that watchdog journalism “should be the rule...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
3 UK Celeb Mags on Photos they Won’t Print
The UK Leveson Inquiry into press standards and practices also has examined photojournalism and photography standards. Hello! magazine editor Rosie...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2012
“World Exclusive” Beyonce Interview a Fake, Reps say
UK magazine Star published a "world exclusive"Beyonce interviewJan. 17, but Beyonce's representatives are calling it a "fake," the BBC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Hungarian Weekly Accuses Country’s President of Plagiarism
Hungarian weekly magazine HVG.hu accused Hungarian president Pal Schmitt of plagiarism in his doctoral thesis, according to AFP. Schmitt rejected...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2012
Actress Evan Rachel Wood: ‘Doesn’t Anyone Fact Check Anymore?’
Actress Evan Rachel Wood took to Twitter Jan. 17 to ask "Doesn't anyone fact check anymore?" after a Yahoo blog...