by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2012
Amnesty International Unpublishes Fake Blog Posts Published by Hackers
Fake blog posts were published on Amnesty International's blog, Amnesty tweeted Aug. 27. According to the Associated Press, the hackers...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2012
PCC: ‘Inappropriate’ to Investigate Naked Prince Harry Pics Complaints
The UK Press Complaints Commission issued a statement on the 3,800 complaints filed over the UK Sun's publishing naked photos...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Readers Complain over Globe & Mail Muslim Photo Headline
Readers complained about the Globe and Mail's front page photo of "an unsmiling woman in a niqab with the words...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Center for Investigative Reporting: Transparency Key with Anonymous Sources
The "nonprofit investigative reporting organization" Center for Investigative Reporting detailed its policy largely against using anonymous sources in stories in...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2012
Plagiarize and be ‘Dismissed’ from School, Says Arizona State University ‘Integrity Policy’
This month, Arizona State University's student newspaper the State Press apologized for plagiarism by one of its reporters, Raquel Velasco,...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2012
Sunday Times to ‘Review’ Libel Settlement with Lance Armstrong?
The Sunday Times' libel settlement to Lance Armstrong may be in question, the Guardian reported. Armstrong received a libel settlement...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2012
Arizona State Press Fires Reporter Raquel Velasco After Plagiarism, Retracts Articles
As we wrote yesterday, Arizona newspaper the East Valley Tribune told readers that it had unpublished "several articles" by an...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2012
Author Apologizes for Writing Positive Reviews about His Work, Writers Association to Create Ethics Code?
Crime novel author RJ Ellory admitted to writing positive Amazon reviews about his books, Gawker reported. As Gawker explained, "fellow...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 05, 2012
Arizona Newspaper Apologizes, Unpublishes after Plagiarism by Intern
The East Valley Tribune announced that it unpublished "several articles" by an unnamed intern who plagiarized. According to the Tribune's...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 04, 2012
Canadian Call-In Program Broke Ethics Code with Homosexuality Comments
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council ruled that an Ontario TV "religious call-in program" broke the ethics code of the Canadian...