by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2014
Australian Press Council didn’t ‘condemn’ media coverage of Sydney Lindt Cafe Siege
The Australia Press Council didn't slam the media for its coverage of the Sydney Lindt cafe siege. At least two...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2014
Top 10 Media Ethics Issues of 2014
Below, iMediaEthics selected ten stories from around the globe this year that prompted serious ethical concerns and issues. 10. Nancy...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2014
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. changes position, not scrubbing fired host Jian Ghomeshi’s work from CBC news site
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. decided against scrubbing fired host Jian Ghomeshi's work from its website after readers and viewers complained. Earlier...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2014
Another Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit Win for Cheryl Cole’s husband
Heat magazine apologized after claiming that UK pop star and X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole had to buy her own wedding...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2014
Links ‘Should be as routine in our stories as quotes,’ NYTimes says
The New York Times should do better about providing links in its online articles, standards editor Phil Corbett wrote Dec....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2014
U of Cal. student newspaper accused security firm of smoking pot with students, Student paper retracts
The Guardian, the independent biweekly student newspaper at the University of California-San Diego, retracted a editorial that accused members of a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2014
Columbia J School is Reviewing Rolling Stone’s UVA Rape Story
Jann Wenner, the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine, has asked Columbia Journalism School to "conduct an independent review" after its...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2014
James Risen subpoenaed to testify, but won’t name anonymous source
James Risen will have to testify next month related to the trial of a former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, but...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2014
Tonight, Dec. 21 isn’t the Longest Night, Vox Corrects
No, tonight isn't the longest night in history. News site Vox issued a lengthy correction today to its Dec. 21...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2014
$4 Chinese food overcharge leads to fake racist email, T-shirt sales by reporter and Boston.com retraction
Boston.com reporter Hilary Sargent was suspended and re-assigned for her coverage of Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman, who challenged...