by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2012
EVENT: Dart Center Workshop on Suicide Reporting
The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma is holding a workshop Sept. 21-22 on "Covering Suicide." In an email announcing...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2012
NYT Corrects Name of James Bond Boss in USA Today Redesign Article
The New York Times corrected an article about USA Today's recent re-design to properly name "James Bond's boss." The Sept....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2012
Former UK Times Journalist Arrested over 2009 Email Hacking of Police Blogger
British police arrested former UK Times reporter Patrick Foster late last month "related to suspected offenses under the Computer Misuse...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2012
Univ. of Washington Wants a Media Ethics Professor
The University of Washington's Department of Communications is looking for a "full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor who focuses on journalism and communication...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2012
Milton Keynes Citizen Fined for ID’ing Children in Crime Report
UK newspaper the Milton Keynes Citizen must pay a £900 fine and "compensation to each of the three youths" it...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2012
Toronto Star Apologizes for F-Word in Graphic, Against Newspaper Policy
The Toronto Star's life and entertainment editor Janet Hurley apologized for the newspaper's publication of the f-word in a graphic, Star...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2012
UK Newspaper Owner Calls to Close Irish Daily Star over Kate Middleton Topless Pics?
Newspaper owner Richard Desmond said he is "taking immediate steps to close down the joint venture" his company Northern and...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2012
UK Sun Apologizes for 23-year-old ‘Inaccurate & Offensive Story’ about Hillsborough
The UK News Corp.-owned Sun published an apology on Sept. 13 for its 1989 reporting on "the Hillsborough disaster," which Yahoo News identified...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2012
Irish Daily Star Runs Topless Kate Middleton Photos, Parent Company Says it was a ‘Serious Breach of their Contract’
As we wrote, Prince William and Kate Middleton sued the French magazine Closer for running the photos, which the couple...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2012
Beef Producer Claims to Have Been Libeled by ABC News, Diane Sawyer
Beef Products Inc. (BPI) is suing ABC News for defamation because it claims that the network's reporters on its "lean...