by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2011
Fact Checking the Fact Checkers
There's a new blog, "PolitiFact Bias," which is fact checking the fact checkers, PolitiFact. The site appears to have only...
Bias
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2011
Debate: Should Liberian Media Endorse Political Candidates?
In Liberia, there's a debate going on over whether it's OK for media outlets to make endorsements, Liberian newspaper The...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2011
Is New OpEd Column ‘Bloomberg Views’ a Conflict of Interest for Mayor Bloomberg?
The New York Times noted that New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's media company will start publishing opinion work, including "up...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 03, 2011
Sports Writer Tim Bowles Defends Cheering in Press Box at Daytona 500
Tom Bowles was fired from his "freelance motorsports" contract at SportsIllustrated.com after cheering in the press box -- and defending his...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2011
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Accused Of Lobbying
The Missouri Hospital Association accused the Post-Dispatch of lobbying, the Post-Dispatch reported. Post-Dispatch reporters sent a statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2011
Journalist Wonders “Where’s the Fair Foreign Media?”
Reem Antoon wrote for Bahraini news site Gulf Daily News criticizing foreign media for reporting on assumptions. Antoon claimed that...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2011
"Detecting Bull" : John McManus’s Book About Finding Media Bias
Editor's Note : John McManus asked to add further context to two of the "soundbytes" above. For accuracy and context,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2011
Maine Ethics Commission Rules– No Further Action Against Portland Press Herald
As iMediaEthics has previously reported, Maine newspaper the Portland Press Herald gave almost $47,000 worth of free advertising to a political...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2011
Dallas Morning News Defends Hospital Medicare Test Fail Story
A Dallas Morning News editor responded to criticism by a local doctor, Dr. Ron Anderson, over one of the newspaper's stories. ...