by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2012
NYT Adds Editors’ Note to College Drinking Article, 6 Fake Names included in Report
The New York Times quoted or pictured six fake names in a Sept. 27 story, "Last Call for College Bars." ...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2012
AP Adds ‘Caption Addition’ to Picture of Mitt Romney, ‘Fell Short of Our Own Standards’
The Associated Press made a "caption addition" that "clarifies" that a girl pictured in the background of an Oct. 8...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2012
South Carolina, Georgia Newspapers Discuss Journalism Ethics at Forum
Editors from the Hilton Head Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette, the Gullah Sentinel and the Savannah Morning News discussed journalism ethics in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2012
Photog Gerald Herbert Helped Victim before Photographing, Says he was a ‘Person First and a Journalist Second’
In a post for the News Guild, Janelle Hartman recounted how Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert decided to hold off...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2012
Forum Asks:’How do you manage the ethical minefields of ‘access journalism’
The forum Journalism Accelerator is hosting an interesting question for discussion: "How do you manage the ethical minefields of 'access...
by David W. Moore on Oct 09, 2012
Debate Bumps and Polling Fluctuations in October
Mitt Romney was a news organization’s dream last week, when he resuscitated a moribund campaign with what many feel was...
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,...
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 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 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...