by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2011
News of the World Accused of Hacking Phones of Bombing Victims’ Families
The Guardian reported that police are letting the family members of London's July 7, 2005 bombing victims know their phones may...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2011
News of the World Shut Down As More Alleged Victims of Phone Hacking Emerge
News of the World will cease publication July 10 as a result of the wide-reaching phone hacking scandal, The Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2011
Murdoch-owned UK Tabloid Accused of Hacking Voicemails of Murdered Girl Milly Dowler
News of the World is accused of hacking into the voicemails of murdered UK teenager Milly Dowler in 2002 shortly...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Newspapers Apologize to Pippa Middleton for Pics
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade highlighted two recent complaints Pippa Middleton filed with the UK media regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission over...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Inquirer Defends itself Against Plagiarism Charges
The Inquirer's editor, Madeline Bennett, defended the UK "computer hardware" news site from plagiarism charges in a recent blogpost. Bennett...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
BBC Returns Documentary Award
The BBC returned an award for its documentary film Primark: On the Rack, The Guardian reported. As iMediaEthics has reported, the BBC...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
Gay Girl in Damascus Hoaxes Again?
iMediaEthics wrote last month when the lesbian blogger Amina Arraf of "Gay Girl in Damascus" was revealed as a hoax sock-puppet...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2011
Why Johann Hari Lifting Quotes from Books, Other News Outlets is Problem
The Independent's Johann Hari has admitted to using quotes from books and other news outlets without attribution. But it's not as...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2011
Is Speculative, Photoshopped Princess Diana Report Distasteful?
Newsweek Photoshopped a picture of the late Princess Diana into a photo of Kate Middleton and featured a cover story...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2011
European Study on Transparency Released
The European Journalism Observatory released a new study on the public's involvement in 'editorial processes" in 12 European countries. The...