by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2011
Morals & The Media
Morals and the Media: Ethics in Canadian Journalism, which describes itself as the "first book on Canadian journalism ethics," focuses...
Anonymous Sources
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2011
Mexican State Chihuahua Gets Shield Law
The Mexican state of Chihuahua has passed the first shield law in Mexico, the Knight Center for Journalism in the...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2011
Shellee Hale Doesn’t Get Shield Law Protection for Message Board Comments, May Have to Identify Source
A New Jersey court ruled that Shellee Hale's comments on a message board are not protected by state shield laws. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2011
Egyptian Editorial Criticizes Anonymous Source Claim on Hosni Mubarak
A Daily News Egypt editorial criticized and questioned a May Al-Shorouk article reporting that Hosni Mubarak "requests amnesty." The editorial,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2011
Mediaite Says 3 Sources Gave Fake Identities in Weinergate Stories
Mediaite published a lengthy story June 17 explaining a problem with its June 3 story featuring interviews with two 16-year-old...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2011
NYT’s Anthony Weiner Article Filled with Vague Anonymous Sources
Where's the New York Times' anonymous source policy? iMediaEthics spotted a particularly loose use of sources in the Times' June 7...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2011
FAIR: Anonymous Sources Criticize Anonymously Sourced Article
Progressive media watchdog website Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) criticized POLITICO for using anonymous sources in its article criticizing...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2011
Dan Gillmor Slams Center for Public Integrity’s Anonymously Sourced DSK Report
Dan Gillmor criticized the Center for Public Integrity for its report on the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Gillmor is the...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2011
Journalists & Sources Should Not Fear Each Other, Says Former SPJ Prez Fred Brown
Last year, the Society of Professional Journalists publicly "denounced" ABC, NBC, CNN and CBS for paying sources -- or, as...