by Sydney Smith on May 22, 2013
NYT Public Editor Calls for One Standard in Using Photoshop, Disclosures
A discussion on Photoshopping images in the news was recently brought up after a New York Times editor told public...
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by Sydney Smith on May 21, 2013
Did US Justice Dept snooping put AP anonymous sources at risk?
How many anonymous sources were put at risk by the Justice Department's snooping into the Associated Press's phone records? The...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2013
Scott Pelley says it has ‘been a bad few months for journalism’
"We're getting the big stories wrong over and over again," CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley said recently, according to...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2013
Sports Reporter Fired after ‘Tremendous Amount of Sex’ Freudian Slip
Comcast SportsNet Chicago fired sports reporter Susannah Collins earlier this month, according to the sports media website Sherman Report. The...
by Sydney Smith on May 15, 2013
CNN Covers Up Error in Cleveland Kidnappings Case: Amanda Berry NOT Ariel Castro’s Daughter’s Best Friend
CNN's Michael Martinez made an error in his May 12 story on the Cleveland kidnappings case and suspect Ariel Castro. ...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 14, 2013
New York Post fakes it again, Obama photo doctored with NO disclosure
Can't the New York Post play by the rules? Photo editors know they are supposed to disclose when an image...
by David W. Moore on May 13, 2013
iMediaEthics Immigration Survey: Methodology & Topline
IMEDIAETHICS METHODOLOGY FOR IMMIGRATION SURVEY See Full Report Geography Surveyed: USA 50 States Data Collected: 04/13/2013 - 04/16/2013 Immigration: 896...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Cleveland ‘Hero’ Charles Ramsey’s Criminal Past Highlighted, ABC Affiliate says ‘Sorry’
Cleveland ABC-affiliate WEWS (NewsNet 5) unpublished an article and apologized for its "poor judgment call" in reporting on the criminal...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2013
Student Newspaper Defends Anonymous Source Use in Adderall Story as ‘Public Health Issue’
The University of Portland's [Oregon] student newspaper The Beacon offered an example of transparency to readers last month. In a...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2013
Cornell University Daily Sun Newspaper Invaded Rape Victim’s Privacy Says Public Editor
The public editor for Cornell University's student newspaper Cornell Daily Sun, Nicholas Kaasik, slammed the newspaper for how it reported on...