by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2010
Deadspin Editor Defends Brett Favre Sexting Story
The National Sports Journalism Center reported Nov. 3 that Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio has no "regrets" about publishing the Brett...
Invasion of Privacy
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2010
Two British Newspapers Apologize for Invasion of Privacy, Inaccurate Information
The Guardian's media writer Roy Greenslade reported Oct. 7 that the Mail on Sunday and the News of the World both...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2010
Miners survived being stuck underground; Now must survive media throng
The 33 Chilean miners who have been stuck underground for more than two months were successfully rescued this week, but...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2010
Why did NY Times’ publish anonymous Mexican immigrant’s address, workplace?
The Daily Kos's "robroser" wrote Sept. 24 noting that the New York Times Kirk Semple published an article that identified anonymous...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2010
NY Times Public Editor defends report accusing News of the World of phone hacking
The New York Times's ombudsman Arthur Brisbane defended the Times for its lengthy and controversial article, "The British Tabloid Phone-Hacking Scandal."...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2010
Lavender magazine’s undercover outing of Reverend Tom Brock gay feelings, Was it ethical?
LGBT magazine Lavender may have gotten a lot of press by exposing a Minnesota reverend's participation at a meeting for people...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2010
Journalists Question the Ethics of Sarah Ferguson Sting
When News of the World caught Sarah Ferguson on camera accepting money from "fake sheikh" Mazher Mahmoud for access to her ex-husband,...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2010
Readers criticize The New York Times’ City Room blog about the late Hank Jones
Is it ethical for a reporter to go in a recently deceased man’s apartment and then write a blog entry...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 06, 2010
Graphic Images from Haiti Quake: Would US Citizens Be Depicted The Same Way?
Conflicting loyalties of medical correspondents aren’t the only ethical minefield for media reporting on this January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. Would...