by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2012
Houston Chronicle, CNN, US Weekly Publish Trayvon Martin Tweets from Fake Will Ferrell Account
CNN and the Houston Chronicle reported information from a Will Ferrell Twitter account that turned out to be fake, the...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2012
PCC Upholds Complaint against Daily Mirror for Naming Minor in Article without Consent
The UK Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint about the Daily Mirror's January 4 story for identifying the complainant's minor-aged...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2012
EVENT: Belhaven University Holding PR, News and Broadcast Media Ethics Panel
Belhaven University's Communications Department is hosting a March 29 media ethics panel, according to a press release on its website....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2012
NYPost Errs in Photo Caption on NYPD Surveillance, Picture Shows NYPD Supporters, but Caption Says Protestors
The New York Post erred in its photo caption for a picture accompanying a March 25 article by Phil Mushnick,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
Argentine Newspaper Clarin Ordered to Run ‘Rectification’ of Sexist Headline
Argentine newspaper Clarin must "publish a rectification" online and in print of a 2009 story headline that a court determined...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
EVENT: Canadian Journalists on Ethics, Regulation
Journalists discussed undercover reporting, the UK phone hacking scandal, media regulation, social media and more at a Toronto Star-sponsored March...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
Fake Photo Shows Fox News Wrongly Naming French Prez, Misspelling Toulouse, Etc
According to Media Bistro's TV Newser, Fox News didn't make "a rather awful series of graphic mistakes...when reporting a story...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
Gannett-Owned Newspaper: Some Staff Signed Petition for Scott Walker Recall
Twenty-five Gannett Wisconsin Media employees signed a political petition asking for Wisconsin's governor Scott Walker to be recalled from office,...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
Bangladesh University to Complain to Press Council over Stories it Says are Fabricated
A spokesperson for North South University in Bangladesh denied news articles written about it and said the university plans to contact the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2012
Israel’s Media Watch Praises New Ombudsman David Regev
The Jerusalem Post praised Israel's new ombudsman David Regev in a March 14 opinion column by Israel's Media Watch vice...