by Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2011
Inside Romanian Media Ethics
The Center for International Media Ethics (CIME) blogged Jan. 5 about media ethics in Romania. According to CIME, "the only...
Media's Future
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
SPJ Exec Committee Recommends Ending Helen Thomas Award
The Society of Professional Journalists' executive committee recommended that the SPJ "retire" its Helen Thomas award. The SPJ explained in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2011
Why no PBS News on Weekend?
PBS's ombudsman Michael Getler used his Jan. 13 column to question why PBS doesn't run news on the weekends. Getler...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2011
Committee to Protect Journalists on Vietnamese Decree
The Committee to Protect Journalists spoke out Jan. 13 against a new Vietnamese "executive decree" that goes into effect Feb....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2011
Toronto Star Readers Asked to Weigh In on Controversial Editorial Decisions
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English posed a series of editorial decisions to the Star's readers last week. English asked...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2011
Was SPJ Right to Retire Helen Thomas Award? Media Debate
The National Arab American Journalists Association's Ray Hanania blogged Jan. 15 about the Society of Professional Journalists' vote to end the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2011
Olbermann’s MSNBC Show Ends, Reason Not Given, 2 Years on Contract
Keith Olbermann's show "Countdown" ended last night. Olbermann's contract with MSNBC still has two years on it, though, and as...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2011
UK Journalist List of Commandments for Journalists
Tim Radford bested Moses by two-and-one-half times. Radford, a former editor at The Guardian, recently came down from his mountain and...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2011
WaPo Public Editor Andy Alexander’s Last Column: ‘Post’s journalistic quality has declined’
Andy Alexander's last column as ombudsman questioned if the Washington Post can "regain its legacy of excellence." Alexander has served as...