by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2010
Bob Steele on ‘Activist Journalism’
Bob Steele wrote for CNN Sept. 30 discussing "the dangers of activist-driven journalism." He noted that his column shares his...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2010
Blogger Warns of Astroturf News Comments Written with a Motive
It's hard enough to tell the difference between editorials and advertorials. Indeed, in just the past few years, several cases have popped...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 12, 2010
Fox News: ‘Fox & Friends’ Duped by Fake Jetpacks Story, Quickly Corrects On Air
Fox News program "Fox & Friends" fell for a satire story earlier this week, reporting the story as factual news....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2010
Web Copyright Battle Continues: Electronic Frontier Foundation Comments on Righthaven-Las Vegas Review-Journal Counterclaim
iMediaEthics has written about the web copyright battle between The Las Vegas Review-Journal and websites that have posted the newspaper's content...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2010
Jewish Standard Takes a Step Back from their Same-Sex Wedding Announcement Ban
The Jewish Standard's publisher said the weekly newspaper "may have acted too quickly" earlier this month when it apologized for...
by David W. Moore on Oct 15, 2010
Are News Media Polls “Uncannily” Accurate? You Must Be Kidding!
Is the accuracy of media polling averages “uncanny,” as Nate Silver of Five Thirty Eight recently claimed on his New...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2010
Food Journalist John Glas Asked for Free Wine, Food–A Media Ethics No-No
Journalists should never accept gifts or favors, ethics codes advise. Food journalists are no exception. But, Lee Svitak Dean wrote for Minnesota's...
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...
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...