by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
Did Buzzfeed fake Nola reporter’s quotes about transgender murder victim?
The Times-Picayune was criticized last month for calling murdered transgender woman, Penny Proud, a man in a story on the...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
NPR Expands Ethics Code after Conflict of Interest incident
National Public Radio expanded its ethics code to require anyone who works for NPR -- not just the news division...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2015
Empire’s Malik Yoba not fired for drugs? Inquisitr retracts ‘rumor’
The Inquisitr backed off claims that actor Malik Yoba was fired from Fox's Empire TV show resulting from a drug...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2015
Daily Mississippian Regrets Publishing Cartoon, Normalized Violence against Women
"In hindsight we would not have published" a cartoon readers found offensive, Daily Mississippian's editor-in-chief Lacey Russell told media blogger...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2015
Victim’s Mom asks: Why did The Hollywood Reporter reveal graphic autopsy details after train kills daughter?
After a film crew member named Sarah Jones was hit and killed last year by a train in Georgia during...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2015
When Sports Journalism Runs Foul, Ethics Conference April 10
What is the role of ethics in sports journalism? That question will be addressed at the upcoming journalism ethics conference...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2015
Reuter’s Selma Photo had both Obama, Fmr. Pres. Bush, Why not NY Times?
The New York Times did not crop out former president George W. Bush and his wife Laura from a photo...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2015
Daily Caller Blogger Quit, No Anti-Fox News Stories allowed
Daily Caller blogger Mickey Kaus quit after four years with the site, accusing the conservative site of unpublishing his article...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2015
Community editor Plagiarizes in 7 Articles at Ohio Student Newspaper
The Miami Student, a newspaper based at Miami University in Ohio, fired community editor Sammie Miller for plagiarizing in seven...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2015
Who faked the Kendall Jenner Interview on Bruce Jenner? US Weekly won’t say
Us Weekly admitted to publishing a fake interview with reality television star Kendall Jenner after she complained on Twitter, but...