by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Editor & Publisher on Media Reporting of Big Crime Cases
Editor & Publisher published an essay by Rutgers journalism professor Allan Wolper criticizing the mainstream media for its heavy reporting...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
CNN Doesn’t Want its Footage in Romney Ad
CNN called for Mitt Romney to remove its Oct. 19 advertisement featuring footage from a CNN-hosted GOP debate, Yahoo News...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Libel reform Call
As iMediaEthics has written, the UK has been reviewing and working on reforms to its libel law. According to the BBC,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
NPR Freelance Host Fired for role in Occupy D.C. Protest
Freelance radio host Lisa Simeone was fired for her involvement with an Occupy D.C. protest in Washington, D.C., the Associated...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2011
News Outlets Publish Graphic Gadhafi Death Photo
The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters all decided to put photos of Muammar Gaddafi's death on their wires, Poynter's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Anderson Cooper Show Guest ends up in Coma while Taping himself Skateboard for Show
As has been widely reported, a teenager was injured earlier this month while taping himself skateboarding for Anderson, a CNN talk show. The...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
HuffPost Corrects Bethenny Frankel Stories on SkinnyGirl
The Huffington Post corrected its Oct.11 and 13 story claiming reality TV star Bethenny Frankel "only earned $8.1 million from...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Daily Mail & Daily Mirror Accused of Contempt in Milly Dowler Reporting
UK attorney general Dominic Grieve charged the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror with contempt of court, the Guardian reported....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
Daily Mail Paying Roger Moore’s Wife for false Affair Accusations
The Daily Mail will pay Roger Moore's wife, Lady Moore, "substantial damages" for its Oct. 8, 2010 article claiming that...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2011
PCC Gets New Chairman
The PCC announced Oct. 13 that a former member of Parliament, Lord David Hunt, has been named the print regulatory...