by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2011
UK Police Want the Guardian’s Anonymous Sources
The Guardian's David Leigh reported that the UK Police are trying to find out who the Guardian's sources for its...
Anonymous Sources
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2011
Business Insider Will Give Anyone Anonymity?
Does Business Insider have one of the most lax anonymous source policies? The business news blog's CEO, Henry Blodget, revealed...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2011
UK Police ask Guardian Journalist Amelia Hill about Leaked Info in Phone Hacking Case
The Guardian's Amelia Hill was questioned by UK police in relations to "alleged leaks" to the newspaper, Sky News reported....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2011
Le Monde: French Govt. Searched Reporter’s Phone Records to Find out Anonymous Source’s identity
French newspaper Le Monde has alleged that French president Nicolas Sarkozy's secret services "spied on one of its journalists to...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 22, 2011
Study: NYT, Wash Post Use Fewer Anonymous Sources Now than 40 Years Ago
Are newspapers really using fewer anonymous sources? A recently released study looked into anonymous source use at The New York Times and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 18, 2011
AFP Retracts Story Linking Le Monde Fiction Story with French Stock Selling
Agence France-Presse (AFP) retracted a story suggesting that French newspaper Le Monde was "the source of false information that has...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2011
NYT Phone Number: Will Now Let People Know It’s Calling
The New York Times announced Aug. 12 that it will no longer mask its NYT phone number with the caller...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2011
Prosecutor Claims Medill Students Not Protected by Shield Law
As iMediaEthics has written, an Illinois court has been looking into Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism's Innocence Project. The school's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
NOTW sued, accused of breaking anonymity agreement
A man named John Capewell is suing News of the World's former publisher, News Group Newspapers, the Guardian reported. The...