by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2010
Bylines Led to Celebrity Journalism?
The International Business Times reported that a new study has found that "the proliferation of bylines characterized the news as an...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2010
Update: UConn Coach’s Daughter Alysa Auriemma Still Blogging about Team, but not for Courant?
iMediaEthics wrote last September when the Hartford Courant hired a celebrity blogger to cover the winning University of Connecticut women's basketball...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 28, 2010
Maine Newspaper Gave $47K Free Advertising to Political Campaign?
The Portland Press Herald has been called out for giving almost $47,000 worth of free advertising to the supporters of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2010
No Donations from WikiLeaks to Bradley Manning Defense Fund Yet
The Central Intelligence Agency has created a task force to investigate WikiLeaks' impact, the Washington Post reported. The task force...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2010
Plain Dealer Not Aggressive Enough on Corruption Scandal?
Editor & Publisher highlighted a recent column by the Cleveland Plain Dealer's reader's representative, Ted Diadiun, analyzing the Plain Dealer's reporting of...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 30, 2010
ESPN Anchor Will Selva Suspended After Plagiarizing Newspaper Columnist
ESPN anchor Will Selva was suspended after being called out for plagiarism, according to NBA Fanhouse. Selva apologized yesterday after an...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 31, 2010
AP Smack Down of NYT’s Definitive Gulf Oil Spill Report
Associated Press reporter Harry Weber slammed the New York Times for its Dec. 25 story about the now infamous Deepwater Horizon...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2011
Patch Website Apologizes for Plagiarism
A Patch website has apologized for plagiarizing text from online news site VentureBeat, Media Bistro's Fishbowl LA reported. Patch is...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2011
New York Times Compares Jon Stewart to Edward R. Murrow
The New York Times questioned if comedian Jon Stewart is "the modern-day equivalent of Edward R. Murrow." The Times called Stewart's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2011
Ohio Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold Not Suing Plain Dealer Anymore
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Ohio judge Shirley Strickland Saffold filed a $50 million lawsuit after the Cleveland Plain Dealer outed her...