by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2010
New Ethics for the Non-Profit Newsroom?
iMediaEthics is a non-profit news site. On April 26, three journalism centers published a roundtable report, “Ethics for the New Investigative Newsroom"...
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by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2010
British political campaigns staged photos: Actors portray police, doctor, nurse
British elections were May 6. Hopefully, the questionable photos that were spread throughout the campaign by at least one political party...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2010
As hyperlocal news sites pop up, so do journalism concerns
Hyperlocal news sites have been popping up a lot lately, especially with Patch.com's expansion, as a possible alternative to newspapers' sagging...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2010
Tiger Fauxtographer Jailed for Violating Parole, Said Searching for Tiger
Tiger fauxtographer Zhou Zhenglong, who created a national scandal two years ago with his faked photographs of rare tigers, was jailed for...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2010
Huffington Post Ran Facebook Picture of Wrong Faisal Shahzad
The dangers of using social media for journalism research were highlighted May 4 when The Huffington Post apparently used a Facebook...
by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2010
New York Times Public Editor Tired of Anonymous Sources
Editor & Publisher wrote – in an unsigned editorial May 19, 2003 – that the New York Times is addicted to...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2010
New York Post Sensationalizes, Doesn’t Source Arizona Deputy Shooting, Immmigration Story
In light of new anti-immigration law in Arizona, news media outlets need to add extra care not to fan the...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2010
Gawker blog’s purchase of iPhone leads to raid and ethics questions
iPhones can do so many things that it is not surprising that the device plays a role in media ethics...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2010
Gannett newspapers let New Jersey Devils employee Eric Marin cover his own pro hockey team
The Society for Professional Journalists’ Ethics Committee wrote that it is “dismayed” that some New Jersey Gannett newspapers have a...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2010
World Press Freedom Day’s New List of Freedom Predators
Today is World Press Freedom Day and with it comes the new Reporters Without Borders' annual list of 40 freedom predators,...