by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2011
CBS News Unpublishes ‘Internet News’ Stories after Fake Steve Jobs Dead Tweet
CBS News unpublished all of its "web series" posts from "What's Trending" because "What's Trending" tweeted fake news that Steve...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2011
Debate: Should Media Report on Tim Cook’s Sexuality?
Tim Cook was the COO of Apple until last week, when Steve Jobs' resignation made Cook CEO of the company....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2011
Is Photo of Ill Steve Jobs Fake? Photo Agency Defends
Is the TMZ-published photo of an ill Steve Jobs this past week real? TMZ first posted the photo Aug. 26 here and claimed...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2011
NYT Public Editor Comments on David Pogue’s PR Work
Last month, Forbes' Jeff Bercovici questioned if the New York Times will "give David Pogue another pass on ethics" after...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2010
Gawker Gives Media Ethics Advice?
Gawker published a set of suggestive guidelines for updated media ethics. They included full disclosure financially and politically, letting journalists vote and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2010
NYTPicker calls out New York Times Reporter Brian Stelter for iPhone endorsement
The NYT Picker wrote July 16 that New York Times reporter Brian Stelter breached the newspaper's ethics policy on July...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2010
Daily Mail reports story from fake Steve Jobs Twitter account
The Guardian wrote June 28 that its competitor the Daily Mail published a story based on a tweet from a...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2010
Gawker blog’s purchase of iPhone leads to raid and ethics questions
iPhones can do so many things that it is not surprising that the device plays a role in media ethics...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 31, 2010
Gawker Shirks Ethics and Law? Offered Reward for Apple Tablet Info
If paying sources surreptitiously--through an airplane ticket, a hotel room, or even just a boost in their professional status--seems too...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 10, 2010
NYTPicker, David Pogue, Argue Over New York Times’ Policy on Conflicts of Interest
Though this isn't the first time the NYTPicker has criticized New York Times freelance writer David Pogue, recent exchanges seem to...