by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2010
WikiLeaks Calls 5 News outlets “Partners” in CableGate Leak
Yesterday afternoon, WikiLeaks released its largest document dump yet amidst legal threats, an international manhunt and arrest warrant for its...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2010
Lake Oswego, Oregon Seeks to Legally Define Journalist
A city in Oregon is trying to legally define who is a journalist, the Knight Center for Journalism in the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 28, 2010
Seattle Times Fact Checks Public School’s Statistics
The Seattle Times fact checked Seattle Public Schools' claims about how many high school graduates meet four-year college requirements --...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2010
S. African Blogger Explains Apology to Sunday Times Public Editor
Last month, iMediaEthics wrote about a blogger's complaints over the South African Sunday Times' story on Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's wife. ...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2010
World Braces For Next WikiLeaks Document Dump
While Sweden's international search is on for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, U.S. diplomats are reportedly preparing allies for the so-called whistleblower site's...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
ESPN Reporter Jeremy Schaap Defends Anonymous Sources for Cam Newton Story
ESPN reporter Jeremy Schaap "defends the use of anonymous sources" amid criticism for the network's and New York Times' Cam...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
Ethics of News Reporting About Children in Georgia
Georgian daily newspaper The Messenger reported that journalist Zviad Koridze gave a talk last week about the media ethics of reporting on...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
Wisconsin Fact Check Site Politifact Wisconsin Criticized
Wisconsin news and opinion blog Forward Lookout called out PolitiFact Wisconsin. Forward Lookout criticized the PolitiFact site for having weak...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
California Newspaper Palo Alto Daily Post’s Source Apologizes
The Palo Alto Daily Post's source for an article on council members' e-mails apologized to council members according to MenloParkPatch.com ....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
UK Daily Mirror Broke Source Confidentiality Agreement
The UK Daily Mirror violated an anonymous source agreement, the UK Press Complaints Commission ruled. The Mirror's Aug. 11 feature...