by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2011
Is a Newspaper Editorial the Newspaper’s Opinion?
Judith Townend wondered on her blog Meeja Law "when does a newspaper's comment become its opinion?" She blogged that she...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2011
David Beckham Counters In Touch Lawsuit
As iMediaEthics previously reported, David Beckham called for a front page apology from In Touch magazine after it published a cover...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2011
Was SPJ Right to Retire Helen Thomas Award? Media Debate
The National Arab American Journalists Association's Ray Hanania blogged Jan. 15 about the Society of Professional Journalists' vote to end the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2011
Do Promises Die when Sources Promised Die? Can Journalists Burn the Dead?
Columbia Journalism Review wondered "how common is it to burn dead sources?"' So far, both the Wall Street Journal and...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2011
Olbermann’s MSNBC Show Ends, Reason Not Given, 2 Years on Contract
Keith Olbermann's show "Countdown" ended last night. Olbermann's contract with MSNBC still has two years on it, though, and as...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2011
Florida Society of News Editors on FL Governor Rick Scott
Nine reporters criticized Florida governor Rick Scott's media restrictions, EditorsWeblog reported. According to EditorsWeblog, the reporters commented at the Florida Society...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2011
New Book on Middle Eastern Media
The dean of Washington State University's communication college has written a book about Middle Eastern media called "The new Arab Journalist: ...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2011
Student Photographer Claims Daily Mail Violated Copyright
A student photographer has accused the Daily Mail of violating his copyright, the British Journal of Photography reported Jan. 21....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2011
Helen Thomas Award Debate Continues
Last week, iMediaEthics wrote about the National Arab American Journalists' Association's (NAAJA) complaints about the Society of Professional Journalists' (SPJ) decision to...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2011
Gateway Journalism Review: Does Disclosure Remedy its Conflict of Interest?
Gateway Journalism Review's first cover story featured a profile on the St Louis Beacon, an online news site. The profile...