by Sydney Smith on Feb 05, 2011
ABC’s Bob Woodruff – A Conflict of Interest in reporting on RFK Fund?
Newsbusters reported that ABC's Bob Woodruff has reported on issues in which he has a stake. Woodruff has reportedly "helped...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2011
Wash Redskins Owner Suing Over Doctored Photo, Column by Dave McKenna
The owner of the Washington Redskins, Dan Snyder, filed a defamation lawsuit against Washington City Paper and its parent company, the Washington...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2011
New Ethics Guidelines at Los Angles Times?
The Los Angeles Times released an updated version of its ethics guidelines Feb. 1. With the revised guidelines (see here),...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2011
New York Times Updates: LED Smiles NOT a Trend
The New York Times, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, the Toronto Star, and many other news outlets all reported about a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2011
MSNBC Rachel Maddow Hoaxed by Satire Site ChristWire.org
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was recently duped by an Internet satire website. That is, The Rachel Maddow Show reported information from...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2011
UC Berkeley Student Editor Not Responsible for Emotional Distress Court Rules
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Harvey Purtz filed a lawsuit against the editor-in-chief of the Daily Californian, UC Berkeley's student newspaper, for...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2011
Should Washington Post Correct Stories About Joe Wilson, Valerie Plame, Fair Game Movie?
iMediaEthics received a complaint from a reader about the Washington Post's coverage of the movie Fair Game about Valerie Plame and Joe...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2011
Did Social Media Doom Minnesota News Council’s Promotion of ‘Fair, Vigorous, & Trusted Journalism’ Since 1970?
One of the two state news councils in the U.S. is closing, the Associated Press reported. The council -- the Minnesota...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2011
Want to ‘partner’ with WikiLeaks? Fill out online application now
Want to "partner" with WikiLeaks? CNN reports that WikiLeaks posted an application form for possible new media partners on its...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2011
NYT Open Secrets: WikiLeaks Assange ‘Elusive, manipulative and volatile,’ ‘Had own agenda’
New York Times executive editor Bill Keller spoke out again on the newspaper's relationship with WikiLeaks. This time, Keller explained the...