by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2011
Court Orders Canadian Newspaper Vancouver Province to Out Anonymous Source Identity
A Canadian court has ruled that the Vancouver Province must reveal the identity of an anonymous source, The Canadian Press...
Anonymous Sources
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2010
WaPo Bloggers Not Following Anonymous Sources Guidelines
The Washington Post's public editor, Andrew Alexander, criticized Post bloggers for disregarding the Post's standards on anonymous sources. "Staff-written news...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2010
iMediaEthics’ 2010 Ten Most Read Stories
1. iMediaEthics' exclusive Feb. 18 story by Molika Ashford exposed an undisclosed conflict of interest in Jared Diamond's book review published...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 05, 2010
Media Ethics Case Study: Nick Martin-Clark Broke Source Confidentiality Agreement
iMediaEthics received an e-mail from a student working toward her master's degree in international journalism at City University London. The student, Anna...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 27, 2010
S. African Blogger Explains Apology to Sunday Times Public Editor
Last month, iMediaEthics wrote about a blogger's complaints over the South African Sunday Times' story on Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's wife. ...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
ESPN Reporter Jeremy Schaap Defends Anonymous Sources for Cam Newton Story
ESPN reporter Jeremy Schaap "defends the use of anonymous sources" amid criticism for the network's and New York Times' Cam...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
UK Daily Mirror Broke Source Confidentiality Agreement
The UK Daily Mirror violated an anonymous source agreement, the UK Press Complaints Commission ruled. The Mirror's Aug. 11 feature...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2010
Minnesota Vikings Players Ignore Chicago Sun-Times’ Anonymously Sourced Story
Minnesota Vikings players dismissed the Chicago Sun-Times's article claiming that Vikings players wanted their head coach Brad Childress fired, the Minnesota...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2010
S. Africa’s Sunday Times Criticized for Anonymously Sourced Mugabe Affair Murder Story
Blogger Akanyang criticized The Sunday Times and its reporter Jon Swain in his media and politics blog, Akanyang Afrika. He...