by Sydney Smith on Jul 05, 2014
‘Wire’ creator David Simon slams HuffPost for publishing libel
The Huffington Post corrected a blogpost that wrongly stated The Wire creator David Simon was fired from the Baltimore Sun....
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2014
‘The Wire’ creator says HuffPost, Duke U Book Libeled Him
Writer and creator of The Wire David Simon accused writer Linda Williams of publishing a libelous error in her book and...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2014
Iraqi journalists Bribed? NYT bureau chief sorry for ‘blanket’ statement
New York Times foreign correspondent and Kabul bureau chief Rod Nordland apologized June 30 after tweeting that Iraqi journalists were...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2014
Dismissed! George Zimmerman libel lawsuit against NBC fizzles
George Zimmerman's libel lawsuit against NBC has been dismissed. Zimmerman sued NBC for libel in 2012 for doctoring his 911...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2014
Google NOT building a pool in East River, Wash Post Unpublished ‘flawed’ story
The Washington Post unpublished an article that reported Google was building a pool in New York City's East River. The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2014
Look-a-Like Brazilian Soccer Coach Gave World Cup Interview, 2 Newspapers correct, apologize
Brazilian journalist Mario Sergio Conti was duped by a look-a-like soccer coach into publishing fake quotes. Conti published an interview...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2014
Are Journalists obliged to end stereotypes & hate speech in reporting? [Oslo Media Ethics event]
"What ethical responsibility do journalists have to eliminate hate speech and stereotypical reporting?" EuroPride Oslo 2014 is hosting a journalism...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2014
Phone Hacking Verdicts: Andy Coulson GUILTY, Rebekah Brooks NOT GUILTY
Some of the verdicts in the UK phone hacking trial have come in today. Rebekah Brooks, the former News International...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2014
George Will Dumped After College Sexual Assault ‘Victimhood’ Column
St. Louis Post-Dispatch will no longer publish George Will's twice-weekly columns. The final straw was Will's June 5 column. "The...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2014
LA Times gets new Newsroom Guidelines, Conflicts of Interest, Anonymous Sources, Photo Standards, & More
The Los Angeles Times released a new set of newsroom ethics guidelines Wednesday. The guidelines "apply to all Times journalists...