by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2012
Australian News Site Crikey Joins Press Council
Australian "independent journalism" news site Crikey announced March 19 its publisher Private Media is accepting the Australian Press Council's invitation...
Media's Future
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2012
UK Supreme Court says Times of London’s Report Accused of Libel Protected by Reynolds Privilege
News Corp.-owned Times of London won a Supreme Court appeal in the libel case against its 2006 article on Gary...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2012
EVENT: Canadian Journalists on Ethics, Regulation
Journalists discussed undercover reporting, the UK phone hacking scandal, media regulation, social media and more at a Toronto Star-sponsored March...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2012
EVENT: Belhaven University Holding PR, News and Broadcast Media Ethics Panel
Belhaven University's Communications Department is hosting a March 29 media ethics panel, according to a press release on its website....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2012
UK Libel Reform Campaign Suggests Mediation, Arbitration
UK's Alternative Libel Project proposed a way to avoid "eye-popping costs" in libel lawsuits, Journalism.co.uk reported. According to the Index on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2012
Calls for Careful Media Coverage of December Ghana Elections, 4 Groups to Monitor for Media Ethics Violations
Four media groups announced they will monitor radio and television outlets to see if the broadcasters violate the Ghana Journalists...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2012
Pacific Islands Media Summit to Discuss Ethics
Fiji's Ministry of Information permanent secretary Sharon Smith Johns criticized foreign journalists for failing to follow ethical standards of "accuracy...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2012
Keith Olbermann Fired from Current TV, Plans to Sue
Current TV fired TV host Keith Olbermann this past week with four years to go on his contract. According to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2012
Journalism Prof Questions When Students Skip Class to ‘Do Journalism’
Journalism professor Herbert Lowe discussed how to handle students skipping class to "do journalism" in a recent post for Poynter....