by Corinne Segal on Jun 08, 2011
First day of BBC Social Media Summit under wraps
Journalists attending the BBC Social Media Summit on May 20 discussed ways to "shift" their attitude toward social media, according...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2011
Max Mosley appealing ruling against requiring newspapers’ prior notification
Former Formula 1 head Max Mosley's attorneys have appealed the European Court of Human Rights's ruling last month, Journalism.co.uk reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2011
The Guardian: Media More Interested in ‘Sex and Celebs’ than Phone Hacking?
The Guardian's Alistair Campbell questioned what he called the British media's lack of reporting on the phone hacking allegations. According...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2011
Even MORE Phone Hacking Allegations?
The Guardian reported that there's a possibility that a total of six Mail on Sunday and Daily Mail journalists may...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2011
Daily Mail Apologizes for “Wrongly Attributing” Baby Die Quote to Doctor
The Daily Mail has apologized to a doctor for reporting she said "babies who are born at 23 weeks should...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2011
BBC Spent $1.4 million in 4 Years ‘Defending Its Journalism’
The BBC has paid £700,000 (or $1.4 million) "defending its journalism" in the past four years, the Guardian reported. According to the...
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...
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 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 24, 2011
Botox Mom: Hoax Story & Checkbook Journalism?
What's ethically worse in the "Botox Mom" hoax story? The fact that news outlets like ABC News and the UK...