by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2015
NPR Expands Ethics Code after Conflict of Interest incident
National Public Radio expanded its ethics code to require anyone who works for NPR -- not just the news division...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2015
Public Editor: Toronto Star can say ‘Dentists are frightening’
The Ontario Press Council ruled that it was OK for Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick to say "Dentists are frightening,"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2015
Empire’s Malik Yoba not fired for drugs? Inquisitr retracts ‘rumor’
The Inquisitr backed off claims that actor Malik Yoba was fired from Fox's Empire TV show resulting from a drug...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2015
Sky News Source Brenda Leyland kills self, Network offered ‘Condolences’ to family
Sky News offered "condolences" because one of the people it reported on died by suicide, the Guardian reported. Brenda Leyland,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2015
Daily Mississippian Regrets Publishing Cartoon, Normalized Violence against Women
"In hindsight we would not have published" a cartoon readers found offensive, Daily Mississippian's editor-in-chief Lacey Russell told media blogger...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2015
Why did Australian Newspaper ID Woman who Criticized Her Boss in Letter to Editor?
A woman wrote a letter to the editor criticizing her employer. She asked the newspaper to print the letter anonymously,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2015
3rd Reporter Convicted, Bribed UK Soldier for News of the World
Former News of the World royal reporter Ryan Sabey aided and abetted misconduct in public office because he paid a...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2015
Victim’s Mom asks: Why did The Hollywood Reporter reveal graphic autopsy details after train kills daughter?
After a film crew member named Sarah Jones was hit and killed last year by a train in Georgia during...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2015
Jeremy Clarkson fired from BBC after Attack on Producer, ‘A line has been crossed’
Jeremy Clarkson has been kicked off the BBC for good. "It is with great regret that I have told Jeremy...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2015
When Sports Journalism Runs Foul, Ethics Conference April 10
What is the role of ethics in sports journalism? That question will be addressed at the upcoming journalism ethics conference...