by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2014
No DNA Ties Michael Skakel To Murder, Nancy Grace Sued
Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, is suing Nancy Grace for libel after the television journalist wrongly stated there...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2014
‘Article calls Ann Rule a liar,’ Seattle judge rules protected free speech
Seattle Superior Court Judge Laura Inveen dismissed true-crime author Ann Rule's libel lawsuit, ruling that an article in the Seattle...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2014
Do White House reporters give questions in advance? AZ reporter Catherine Anaya said so, then retracts
Yesterday saw a lot of attention directed toward Arizona CBS-affiliate KPHO reporter Catherine Anaya, who was at the White House...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2014
Did NJ Police Charge Dead Man with Heroin Possession?
The New Jersey Asbury Park Press wrongly reported that Jackson, New Jersey police charged a man with heroin possession AFTER...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2014
Gov. Cuomo ‘doesn’t really have friends,’ says Anonymous NYT Source, Public Editor starts AnonyWatch
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan is now tracking "some of the more regrettable examples of anonymous quotations" used...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2014
Malaysia 370 is like ABC’s Lost? Omaha’s KETV apologizes for comparison
Omaha ABC-affiliate KETV apologized for its insensitivity in comparing the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to ABC series Lost, Entertainment...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2014
Journalism ethics in local reporting, Indiana Univ. of Penn. Symposium
What are the ethical challenges in local news reporting? Indiana University of Pennsylvania is hosting a journalism ethics symposium March...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2014
National Security Leaks, War between US Govt. and Press: Media ethics talk at Univ of Idaho
The Washington Post's Paul Farhi will discuss national security leaks and their effect on "the ongoing battle between Washington and...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2014
SELF Mag Mocks Tutu-Wearing Cancer Patient? ‘It was a stupid mistake,’ Apologizes 5 times
After a massive online blowback, SELF magazine apologized for criticizing two L.A. Marathon runners who wore tutus during the race,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2014
Pele NOT dead, CNN’s New Day Deletes Tweet
CNN apologized after wrongly reporting on one of its Twitter accounts that soccer star Pele died. CNN's New Day tweeted,...