by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2011
Righthaven Defendant Calls for almost $150K from Righthaven
Blogger Wayne Hoehn called for Righthaven to pay him almost $150,000 in a bond, according to Ars Technica. Righthaven is...
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by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2011
Does Israel’s Press Council Have Power?
A Jerusalem Post editorial questioned the effectiveness of Israel's press council. As the Jerusalem Post explained, the council was created...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Ethiopian Journalists Arrested, Accused of Terrorism
Several reporters in Ethiopia made the news this month for being arrested or charged with crimes. One, Argaw Ashine, reportedly...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Julian Assange Gets A Taste of His Own Medicine and Determines that It Is Bitter
As iMediaEthics has previously written, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange agreed to a book deal in late 2010 in order to pay his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Essay Accused of Plagiarism Just ‘Sloppy Attribution’ Says WaPo Public Editor
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton denied that freelancer Anna Lewis plagiarized but did accuse Lewis of "sloppy attribution." iMediaEthics wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Sport Magazine Apologies to Soccer Player for Fake Quotes
Sport magazine apologized for and retracted fake quotes attributed to professional soccer player Cesc Fábregas, the Guardian reported. The fake...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Guardian Won’t have to Tell Police who its Sources Are
As iMediaEthics wrote last week, the UK police tried to find out who the Guardian's anonymous sources were for some of...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
PCC Announces new Guidelines for Reporting on Sexual Offenses
The UK Press Complaints Commission announced earlier this month that it has released new "guidance" for reporting on sexual offenses....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2011
Utah Newspaper Deseret News Issues Apology for ‘Sophomoric’ Insert
Utah daily newspaper the Deseret News apologized for a college newspaper insert, Poynter's Jim Romenesko wrote. The newspaper stated that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2011
News of the World May Give More than $4 Mill over Milly Dowler Hacking
CBS News reported that News Corp. has offered "in the neighborhood of $4.7 million" to the family of Milly Dowler,...