by Sydney Smith on Feb 20, 2011
Collider Hoaxed, Apologizes for Publishing Fake ‘Batman’ Press Release
Sometimes when news outlets are busted for reporting fake, satirical or hoax information, the news outlets delete the fake information...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
Indian Actress Nayanthara : Magazine Faked Exclusive Interview With Me
Indian actress Nayanthara has accused Indian film magazine Santhosham of publishing a fake interview with her. Santhosham is an eight-year-old Indian...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
Fox News Apologizes, Aired 2010 Ron Paul Video with more Boos
Fox News has apologized after airing a 2010 clip of Ron Paul at CPAC instead of a 2011 clip from...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
Tips for Teaching Journalism Ethics
The Center for Journalism Ethics' Stephen JA Ward composed a list of "five principles for teaching journalism ethics in the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
Texas Court on Reporting Third-Party Allegations
A Texas appeals court ruled that reporting third-party allegations, even defamatory third-party allegations, is OK as long as it's "fairly...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2011
TV Reporter Serene Branson Explains Speech Problems on Grammy Night
Serene Branson didn't suffer an on-air stroke on Grammy night, as some commentators have suggested after she severely garbled her...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2011
Solomon Islands PM Aide Named as Source for Bribery Claims
Solomon Islands newspaper The Solomon Star burned its own anonymous source, Pacific Freedom Forum reported. The source, Alfred Sasako, leaked...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 18, 2011
TV7 Outed Gay AU Politician, Ruled Justified Invasion of Privacy?
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently ruled that a TV network was justified in outing politician David Campbell...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 17, 2011
NYT Use of Labels, Irish Catholic, White woman, Ended in Editing Errors
Arthur Brisbane, the New York Times' public editor, took up the issue of describing sources by race and religion in his latest column....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 17, 2011
India Political Party Offers Journalists Free Computers? Is it Ethical?
An Indian political party has offered journalists free computers, the Associated Press reported. The group, Congress party, made the offer to...