by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
SPJ Ethics Chair: Can Ethics Code Apply to Social Media?
Society of Professional Journalists ethics chair Kevin Smith blogged Sept. 19 about applying the group's ethics code to social media....
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
Buffalo’s WGRZ TV Apologizes for Using Pic of Seal in Michael Clarke Duncan Report
Buffalo, New York NBC-affiliate WGRZ-2 wrongly used a photo of the singer Seal with its early September report on actor...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2012
NYT Called out for ‘Write-Through’ of Online Article on Mitt Romney
The New York Times "replaced" an article on Mitt Romney with a "very different" report on Romney mid-September. The original...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2012
Fake Story about Ben Roesthlisberger Breaking Legs Circulates
A fake story claiming "Ben Roethlisberger has broken both of his legs in a traffic altercation," circulated this week, Deadspin...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
Libel Lawsuit over Eliot Spitzer’s Slate Article Dismissed
iMediaEthics wrote last year when former New York governor Eliot Spitzer was sued over an Aug. 2010 article for Slate....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
Daily Mail, Star Mag Apologize to Nicolas Cage for Wrong Claims
The Daily Mail apologized and paid Nicolas Cage "undisclosed damages" in a libel settlement over a September story claiming he...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2012
Kansas City Star Policy Won’t Name ‘Redskins’ NFL Team, Labels it ‘Racial Epithet’
The Kansas City Star has a "longtime policy" against publishing the "name of Washington's NFL team: the Redskins," according to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2012
Politico Adds Editor’s Note to Satire Column, MSNBC Corrects
News outlets including Mediaite, MSNBC, Gawker and the New York Times reported "as fact" from a "column that Politico intended...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2012
Penn State’s Daily Collegian Reviewing Student Reporter’s Work after Fake Sue Paterno Interview
The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper at Penn State University, apologized and suspended a student writer after he fabricated quotes...
by Sam Eifling on Oct 08, 2012
Broke New World: ‘Changing Journalism’ Makes Clear Real Journalism is in Peril
The journalists described in “Changing Journalism” (Routledge), the readable and summarily dour analysis by a trio of UK media researchers,...