by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
New AP Social Media Guidelines Warn about Re-tweets
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines to include guidance on re-tweeting (when a Twitter user essentially forwards...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
Freelancer Fired over Occupy Wall Street Protest Photo
Caitlyn Curran was fired from her freelance web producer job at WNYC after being pictured at the Occupy Wall Street...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
Catholic Newspaper The Pilot Retracts Column on Homosexuality
Boston, Massachusetts Catholic newspaper The Pilot retracted and unpublished a column "suggesting homosexuality is caused by the devil," GantDaily.com reported....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2011
NYPost, NYDaily News Crossed the Line with Gadhafi Coverage
iMediaEthics is appalled by the way some news outlets -- specifically, the New York Post and New York Daily News --...
by David W. Moore on Nov 04, 2011
The GOP Frontrunner (singular), and the GOP Frontrunners (plural)
Since last April, I’ve written several stories that suggest it’s premature to talk about Donald Trump, Michele Bachmann and, most...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2011
NYT Public Editor: Readers Want More Transparency on Op-Ed Writers
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane weighed in on criticism of the Times' op-ed writers. Mirroring former Washington Post...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Business Insider, Technorati, Huffington Post Deny Links Being Bought
Gawker's Hamilton Nolan reported that a company named 43a solicited him to put advertising links in his story in exchange...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
Juan Williams Reflects on Year since Firing
Juan Williams penned an article reflecting on the past 12 months for Fox News Oct. 25. Williams, as iMediaEthics has written,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
WashPost on Kitten Photo from Oakland Protests
The Washington Post defended its publication of a photo of a police officer petting a cat at the Occupy Wall...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
NPR’s Ombudsman Explains he Doesn’t Review Local Affiliates
NPR's Edward Schumacher-Matos addressed his role as ombudsman in an Oct. 11 interview with NPR. Schumacher-Matos noted that even though...