by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2011
SeaWorld’s Tilikum Performing Again, Said Killer Whale’s ‘Choice’
Tilikum, the killer whale responsible for trainer Dawn Brancheau's death in February 2010, returned to performing at SeaWorld last week,...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2011
Vernon Ethics Advisor Duped into Advertising, not News Interview?
John Van de Kamp, the current ethics advisor for the city of Vernon, California, claims he was misled into being...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2011
Misleading Stories on Restaurant Salt Ban in Daily Mail, Express?
Two UK newspapers have been accused of running misleading stories suggesting that the UK has banned salt in fish and...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2011
Bill Keller’s NYT Column Criticized for Errors, Misrepresenting Quotes
A recent column by New York Times executive editor Bill Keller' for NYT Magazine has been criticized for a clear factual...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2011
Pakistan’s ‘Yellow Journalism’ Problem?
The European Journalism Centre studied "the curse of yellow journalism in Pakistan" in a recent article for its magazine. Defining...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2011
Author Jacqueline Howett Fights Negative Book Review in Blog’s Comments
iMediaEthics wrote previously about author Karin Calvo-Goller, who filed a defamation lawsuit over a negative review of her book. A French...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2011
Charlotte Sun Reporter Plagiarized A Diabetes Group’s Website
Florida blogger "Old Word Wolf" spotted another case of a newspaper writer plagiarizing. In this case, the writer, Joe Valley...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2011
Righthaven Drops Copyright Lawsuit Over Story about Righthaven
Righthaven has drawn much attention over the past year for its lawsuits on behalf of the copyright of news outlets the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2011
Colorado HS Newspaper to Shut Down, Principal Didn’t Like Story About Student Death?
A Colorado high school newspaper has been shut down after its principal took issue with the newspaper's article about a student's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2011
Did Media Throw Bradley Manning Under A Bus Instead of Valuing the WikiLeaks Source?
Journalism ethics professor Edward Wasserman criticized the media for "abandoning" Bradley Manning as a source. Wasserman wrote on his blog:...