by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
Cameroon Workshop Focuses on Ethics
Cameroon's National Communication Council advised journalists at a Sept. 11 "press briefing" to maintain journalism ethics, the Cameroon Tribune reported....
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
Buffalo’s WGRZ TV Apologizes for Using Pic of Seal in Michael Clarke Duncan Report
Buffalo, New York NBC-affiliate WGRZ-2 wrongly used a photo of the singer Seal with its early September report on actor...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
Uganda Newspaper Apologizes to, Retracts Claims about First Lady Janet Museveni in Libel Settlement
Facing a libel lawsuit, The Sunday Monitor apologized and retracted "defamatory statements connecting [Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni ] to...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2012
Prince Harry’s Reps Won’t Complain to Press Complaints Commission over Publication of Naked Pics
The UK Press Complaints Commission won't be investigating the UK Sun's publishing naked pictures of Prince Harry, the BBC reported....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 29, 2012
Fox News Apologizes for Airing Suicide, ‘We Really Messed Up’
Shepard Smith apologized after Fox News aired live footage of a man killing himself, the New York Times reported. Smith...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 28, 2012
Press Complaints Commission Criticizes 2 Local Newspapers for Slow Response to Complaints
The UK Press Complaints Commission criticized two newspapers - the Stourbridge News and the Halesowen News -- for being slow...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2012
Globe & Mail Reviewed ‘A Body of Work from Recent Years’ by Margaret Wente
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this week, the Globe and Mail put Margaret Wente under "disciplinary action" after attribution questions related...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2012
Former Sun Editor Wants Apology from Police, London Mayor Boris Johnson Apologizes for Publishing 2004 Editorial
As iMediaEthics has previously written, the UK Sun apologized this month for its 23-year-old "inaccurate and offensive story" that reported...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2012
BBC Apologizes for ‘Breach of Confidence’ in Reporting Queen Elizabeth’s Comments
The BBC apologized Sept. 25 for a "breach of confidence" in reporting on "a private conversation" with Queen Elizabeth. According...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2012
News Corp-owned Sun Newspaper Names Ombudsman to ‘Maintain the Bond of Trust’
For the first time in years, the UK News Corp's. Sun named its first ombudsman, Philippa Kennedy, to an "indefinite"...