by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2016
Stephen Glass Pays $235K to News Outlets, SPJ Foundation
Infamous fabricator Stephen Glass is still trying to make amends for his ethical violations in the 1990s when he worked...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2016
Battery Charge Against Donald Trump Campaign’s Corey Lewandowski Dropped, Reporter Says She May Sue
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's campaign manager, won't be prosecuted for the battery charge against him. Palm Beach County Attorney David...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2016
What British Celebrity is accused of Extramarital Threesome? Media in England & Wales Can’t Name Because of Injunction
A celebrity couple received an injunction to keep media in England and Wales from reporting on allegations that one of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2016
How to Report on Rape? Ethics Event April 28 to Teach UVA Students
Non-profit newsroom ProPublica will teach students at the University of Virginia about "the ethics, pitfalls and best practices surrounding journalistic investigations of...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2016
Matthew Keys Sentenced to 24 Months in Hacking Case
American journalist Matthew Keys was sentenced today to two years in prison for breaking the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. "We are...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2016
Why UK Newspaper Ignored Police Request & Published Pictures of Convicted Sex Offender
Daily British newspaper The Leicester Mercury decided to ignore a police request and publish photos of Ajay Jetha, a man Judge Nicholas...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2016
Cleveland.com Apologizes, Hoaxed by Fake NBA All-Star Game Story
Ohio news site Cleveland.com apologized to readers for being duped by a fake news story claiming the National Basketball Association...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2016
New Journalists’ Ethics Code for The Bahamas
Journalists in The Bahamas have a new ethics code. The announcement was made in a statement on Bahamas Weekly's website...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2016
Migrants Don’t Get 75% of New Jobs in Britain, Express Publishes Corrections
No, 75% of new jobs in Britain don't go to EU migrants. The UK Express wrongly claimed that in November...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2016
Chinua Achebe Died in 2013, So Why Did Sydney Newspaper Publish Obit Last Month?
Did acclaimed Nigerian author Chinua Achebe recently die? No. Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, actually died in 2013, but The...