by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
More on WJAR Channel 10 Apology for Plagiarism
iMediaEthics wrote last month when the NBC affiliate WJAR Channel 10 in Rhode Island apologized for publishing a story that plagiarized from...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
New AP Social Media Guidelines Warn about Re-tweets
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines to include guidance on re-tweeting (when a Twitter user essentially forwards...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
Freelancer Fired over Occupy Wall Street Protest Photo
Caitlyn Curran was fired from her freelance web producer job at WNYC after being pictured at the Occupy Wall Street...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2011
Catholic Newspaper The Pilot Retracts Column on Homosexuality
Boston, Massachusetts Catholic newspaper The Pilot retracted and unpublished a column "suggesting homosexuality is caused by the devil," GantDaily.com reported....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2011
NYPost, NYDaily News Crossed the Line with Gadhafi Coverage
iMediaEthics is appalled by the way some news outlets -- specifically, the New York Post and New York Daily News --...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2011
NYT Public Editor: Readers Want More Transparency on Op-Ed Writers
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane weighed in on criticism of the Times' op-ed writers. Mirroring former Washington Post...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2011
Daily Mail Corrects Front Page Story Five Months Later
Tabloid Watch spotted a much-delayed correction at the Daily Mail Oct. 31. The Oct. 31 page two correction not only...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2011
Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal, Could Appeal to UK Supreme Court
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has been ordered again to be extradited to Sweden. In July 2011, Assange appealed a February 2011...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2011
Chilean Media Conference Focuses on Advice for Ethical Disaster Reporting
The Media Project compiled a list of "five tips for better coverage of disasters" in an Oct. 24 post. The...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Business Insider, Technorati, Huffington Post Deny Links Being Bought
Gawker's Hamilton Nolan reported that a company named 43a solicited him to put advertising links in his story in exchange...