by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2011
NYT Corrects Error: Irish Prime Minister is a Man, not a Woman
The New York Times corrected its March 10 article after referring to Ireland's new prime minister as a woman. However, as...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2011
Twitter Must Release WikiLeaks Supporters Info After US Court OKs Govt Subpoena
Information from the Twitter accounts of WikiLeaks and three supporters will be turned over to the U.S. Department of Justice,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2011
Media Needs to Report in Context
The Dallas News' editor Michael Landauer questioned why the media is "so bad at providing context." "I've always been interested...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2011
New Study: Readers Want Active Reporting?
Ohio State University announced in a press release that a new research study (published in the Journal of Communication) found that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2011
Why is New WaPo Ombudsman Patrick Pexton Praising, not Critiquing WaPo in 1st Column?
The Washington Post's newest ombudsman, Patrick Pexton, used his first column to praise the Post's reporting in Egypt. He recounted...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2011
Hit E-book Author Amanda Hocking Corrects Errors Reported About Her
Writer Amanda Hocking took to her blog, AmandaHocking.Blogspot.com, to address errors in the media that have been publicized about her....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2011
Student Press Law Center Explains 1st Amendment As Applies to UCSD Koala
As iMediaEthics previously reported, a University of California San Diego student may sue a student humor publication, The Koala over its...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2011
Board of Ethics May ‘Dismiss’ Complaints Leaked to Media
The City of Stamford, Connecticut's board of ethics "is considering adopting a rule that would allow it to dismiss complaints that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 10, 2011
NPR CEO Out After Undercover Video Comments by Fundraising Chief
National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller resigned yesterday, the day after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a secretly recorded video of...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 09, 2011
NPR Task Force Advises on Ethics
Current.org, a biweekly public media newspaper, reported that NPR's ethics task force completed its recommendations for the public radio organization's ethics code...