by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2012
How New York Media Are Reporting Upper West Side Children’s Murders, Nanny Story
How should news outlets handle photos of the Upper West Side family the Krims, whose personal tragedy has made national...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2012
ESPN SportsNation, Others Retweet Doctored Photo of Justin Verlander
ESPN's SportsNation, Sports Illustrated's Peter King and others re-tweeted a fake photograph of Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, Yahoo Sports...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2012
What will Journalism Ethics for Drone Journalism be? UK Workshop and Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln Project Both Focus on Drone Journalism
Drone (also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) journalism was the subject of an Oct. 22 Reuters Institute for the Study...
by David W. Moore on Oct 29, 2012
Lying to Pollsters: Is it Ethical? Is it Desirable? Is it Effective?
“Is it wrong to lie to a pollster,” a reader recently asked New York Times columnist Chuck Klosterman, who writes...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2012
Fake Photos, Old Photos Circulate with Hurricane Sandy Posts
Fake and dated photos are circulating with Hurricane Sandy coverage today. Gawker noted that "everyone from the New York Times'...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2012
Photography Exhibit’s Photo Caption Prompts Axl Rose Cease & Desist Letter
Rock singer Axl Rose's lawyers called for a photography art show to close over photos and photo captions that his...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2012
CNN Corrects New York Stock Exchange Flooded by Sandy Report. WSJ Corrects Subway Report
CNN and the Weather Channel both told viewers that the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was flooded with...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2012
ABC News Clarifies Real Housewives of Orange County Child Support Report, Retracts Tony Scott Brain Cancer Story
This month, ABC News has issued two statements about its reporting. Earlier this month, the network retracted some claims made...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2012
Tom Cruise Suing Magazines over Suri Cruise Stories
Tom Cruise is suing Bauer Publishing Company over In Touch and Life and Style stories about his relationship with his...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2012
LATimes Reporter on World Series Error: Corrections ‘acknowledge that we are human’
The Los Angeles Times corrected an Oct. 29 article on the San Fransisco Giants' World Series victory but took the...