by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2011
Are TV News Reporters Crossing Lines?
The New York Daily News questioned if TV news anchors are getting "a little too personal these days." In a...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2011
Fox News Racist? Defends Headline on Obama BBQ
Is Fox News racist? The question was raised recently, Yahoo News reported. As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Fox News was criticized when...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2011
WashPost Ombudsman Wants More Hard-Hitting Reporting from the Newspaper
Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton wants more hard-hitting reporting after he highlighted the Post's "putting its energy into non-journalism ventures" like...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2011
Daily Mail, Gawker, National Enquirer Sued for Stories Naming Wrong Woman in Schwarzenegger Affair Story
A former "personal flight attendant" for Arnold Schwarzenegger is suing Gawker, the Daily Mail and the National Enquirer for libel...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2011
Objectivity, Media Ethics Teaching for Future J-School Students?
In a recent post for PBS Media Shift ,journalism ethicist Stephen Ward commented on the debate about teaching journalism students objectivity, media...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2011
Casey Anthony Judge Still Won’t Release the Names of Jurors
Judge Belvin Perry, the judge for the Casey Anthony trial, decided in July to keep the names of the jurors...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2011
Did CNBC Kill a Program Because The Show May Have Doubled as PR?
POLITICO reported that CNBC ended its program World Business after the Sarawak Report revealed "the show's production company was doubling...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
Las Vegas Review-Journal denies Fraud
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Righthaven, the company filing lawsuits on behalf of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post's copyright, has...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
New York Times reports on Checkbook Journalism’s History
The New York Times published a history of checkbook journalism recently. According to their own report, the Times paid $1,000 in...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2011
Is Newsweek’s Michele Bachmann Cover Fair?
Newsweek magazine has been criticized for its choice of cover photo of Michele Bachmann. As the Star Tribune explained, "Bachmann's...