by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
USA Today Joins list of Twitter Accounts Hacked
The Twitter account for USA Today was hacked Sept. 25, CNET reported. The self-described hacking group Script Kiddies took responsibility...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
Why did CNN “Partner” with the Tea Party?
American Journalism Review questioned why CNN "partnered with the Tea Party Express" to host a Republican Party debate. The Tea...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
Arrington Moves on, Promises to Disclose with Uncrunched
As iMediaEthics has written, Tech Crunch founder and editor Michael Arrington left the site after its owner, AOL, announced an investment...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2011
National Public Radio Justifies its Lack of Occupy Wall Street Protest Coverage
Readers questioned why NPR has not devoted air time to recent Occupy Wall Street protests, NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2011
CIA Cancels, then Reinstates Ads in Detroit Newspaper after Critical Article Runs
The Central Intelligence Agency cut and then reinstated its advertising with Michigan newspaper the Arab American News after the newspaper...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2011
Too Much Media Coverage in Case against Amanda Knox?
The media covering the case against Amanda Knox has been criticized by prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, ABC News reported. Knox is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2011
News of the World Accused of Paying for Other Papers’ Stories in the ’90s
It seems that News of the World, the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper that shut down in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2011
Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone’s Graphic Novel Approach to Journalism
Of the handful of books iMediaEthics has featured in our Books, Authors and News Organizations series, Brooke Gladstone's The Influencing Machine...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2011
Will Public See bin Laden Photos?
The White House is fighting a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit calling for the release of photos of Osama bin...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2011
SPJ Weighs in on Illegal Immigrant, Illegal Alien Terminology
The Society of Professional Journalists is advocating journalists stop using the labels "illegal immigrant" and "illegal alien," MediaBistro reported. The...