by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2011
UK Prime Minster Wants Media Evidence of Riots
UK Prime Minister David Cameron requested media outlets give "footage" of the riots to the police, Journalism.co.uk reported. Cameron called...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2011
Fake News Website Posing as the BBC Taken Down
A hoax website imitating the BBC has published fake stories including one that alleges former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 13, 2011
Prosecutor Claims Medill Students Not Protected by Shield Law
As iMediaEthics has written, an Illinois court has been looking into Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism's Innocence Project. The school's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2011
Is Newsweek’s Michele Bachmann Cover Fair?
Newsweek magazine has been criticized for its choice of cover photo of Michele Bachmann. As the Star Tribune explained, "Bachmann's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2011
Grazia Magazine Says it Photoshopped Kate Middleton
Grazia magazine stated that it did "inadvertently" Photoshop a picture of Kate Middleton from her wedding to Prince William, the...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
Jerusalem Post Apologizes to Norway for Editorial on Oslo Attacks
The Jerusalem Post apologized to Norway for a July 24 editorial (see here) following the attacks in Oslo. The Post's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
NOTW sued, accused of breaking anonymity agreement
A man named John Capewell is suing News of the World's former publisher, News Group Newspapers, the Guardian reported. The...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
Editorial Guidelines Updated at UK Guardian, adds privacy standards
The Guardian updated its editorial code specifically to add privacy standards, Journalism.co.uk reported. The code was last updated four years...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
Las Vegas Review-Journal denies Fraud
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Righthaven, the company filing lawsuits on behalf of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post's copyright, has...
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...