by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2010
NASA Accused of “Conspiracy” after Photoshop?
Even though a planetary scientist and blogger for the Planetary Society disclosed and clearly explained her Photoshopped image of Saturn's moons,...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2010
Guardian Columnist Defends NY Times On Use Of Anonymous Sources
The Guardian's media writer Roy Greenslade wondered Oct. 11 "what's wrong with anonymous sources in the News of the World...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2010
Lou Dobbs Criticizes Mainstream Media for Not Contacting Him for Comment
Former CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs labeled The Nation's Oct. 25 cover story on him "a smear piece" and criticized mainstream media...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Arthur Brisbane on Anonymously Sourced Anecdote in NYT Story
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane blogged Oct. 15 criticizing the anonymous sources that drove the unflattering lead anecdote...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Wichita Eagle Reporter Ron Sylvester Posted Factual Error to Defend Undisclosed Conflict of Interest in "Pill Mill" Dr. Schneider Case
Special Report, Part 3: This morning at 9:30 AM CST in Wichita, Kansas, the state's "pill mill" doctor Stephen Schneider and...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Checkbook Journalism? ABC, NBC License Material in Chilean Miner Exclusives
NBC News and ABC News paid licensing fees for footage used in their "exclusive" reports on the recently rescued Chilean miners,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2010
Fox-31 Denver Reporters Drove Kids To Get Murdered Classmate Photos Without Permission
A Denver, Colorado TV station, Fox affiliate KDVR Channel 31, was criticized by journalists, a parent and the school after their...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2010
Legal vs Ethical Smackdown? Journalists Find Quote Changing ‘Grossly Unethical’
Brad A. Greenberg wrote for Get Religion criticizing Fortune magazine's article on the recent feature film The Social Network. (Get Religion...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2010
US State Dept Trains Liberian Journalists Before Elections, Sent Journalism Dean
iMediaEthics wrote in late September about Mitchell Land, University of North Texas, interim dean for the Mayborn School of Journalism, who went to...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2010
Journalism Ethicist: Mainstream Media Shouldn’t be Covering Brett Favre Sexting Allegations
Journalism ethicist Stephen Ward says mainstream media shouldn't be covering the Brett Favre sex allegations, Tony Rogers blogged. Ward is...