by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2011
UK Daily Mail adds clarification
The UK Daily Mail updated and added a clarification to its Sept 9, 2011 article on Mark Duggan's funeral, according...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2011
WSJ Managing Editor on Phone Hacking Scandal Coverage
Forbes' Jeff Bercovici reported that Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson defended the newspaper's coverage of the UK phone...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 10, 2011
PCC Censures UK Daily Mail for Fabricated Amanda Knox Story
UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission "censured" the Daily Mail for its October 3 fake story reporting the...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2011
Reporting on Suicide: Ethical Debate after Kansas City TV Meteorologist’s Death
We've written numerous times on guidelines for reporting on suicides and murders. But, how do you report when the victim...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 09, 2011
Irish College Won’t Sell Irish Daily Mail in Campus Stores after Fake Story about Missing Teen
Dublin, Ireland university Trinity College Dublin banned the sale of the Irish Daily Mail and its sister publication the Irish...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2011
NYT Issues Memo on Ethical Violations
The New York Times issued a memo to staff reminding them of their ethics statement and calling for whistleblowing, Gawker...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2011
Pakistani Actress to Sue Magazine, Says it Doctored Photo
A Pakistani actress, Veena Malik, is suing the Indian magazine FHM India, alleging the magazine altered her photo, the Hollywood...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2011
New Media Ethics Book asks: ‘Who Wins, Who Loses, Why Not Follow the Rules?’
Doing Ethics in Media: Theories and Practical Applications by Jay Black and Chris Roberts "Who wins, who loses? Why not...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2011
Accusations that News Corp Director Lachlan Murdoch Bribed?
In late November, Lachlan Murdoch was accused of being complicit in bribery of a political official in 1998, the Associated...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 08, 2011
Harvard Prof Wants Ethics Education
The Harvard Crimson reported that Harvard Graduate School of Education professor Howard Gardner advised that ethics education must be emphasized. ...