by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2011
Wall Street Journal Europe Publisher Resigns after Ethics Violation
The Wall Street Journal's European edition published two articles in the past year because of its "relationship with a Dutch...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 05, 2011
Newsweek Let Some Staff Take Freebies in the Past
BetaBeat reported that former Newsweek writer Jerry Guo accepted "free flights, hotel stays and merchandise" for story coverage. Guo has...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2011
Nairobi Star Public Editor on Hacking, Checkbook Journalism
Nairobi Star public editor Karen Rothmyer used the UK phone hacking scandal as an opportunity to look at the Star's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2011
2 Lithuanian Newspapers Deny WikiLeaks Cable Claims of Corruption
The European Journalism Centre highlighted a WikiLeaks document that purports to show "unethical and illegal practices" in two Lithuanian newspapers...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
New York Times reports on Checkbook Journalism’s History
The New York Times published a history of checkbook journalism recently. According to their own report, the Times paid $1,000 in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 26, 2011
ABC News Changes Checkbook Journalism Policy…Sort of
ABC News will only pay licensing fees in rare instances, the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz reported yesterday. ABC News has been...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2011
Casey Anthony juror soliciting media outlets for $50K for his story
Juror No. 6 in the Casey Anthony trial is soliciting media outlets for at least $50,000 to tell his story,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2011
ABC News Paid Another $15K in Casey Anthony Case for Pic of Dead Snake, SPJ ‘Decries’ Practice
ABC News paid $15,000 in photo licensing fees to Roy Kronk, "the meter reader who first discovered Caylee Anthony‘s remains," Media...
by Corinne Segal on Jun 15, 2011
Poynter’s Julie Moos: “Checkbook journalism” makes media less credible
Julie Moos, director of Poynter Online and Poynter Publications, argued that paying sources under the guise of "licensing fees" is...