by Danielle Elliot on Dec 03, 2009
Should the “Friday Document Dump” be Part of the Story?
How did you spend your Thanksgiving? Most likely, it was with family or friends, gathered around the table or watching...
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by Molika Ashford on Dec 02, 2009
Sports Writer’s Death Opens Question About How to Eulogize Transgender Subjects
As we discussed in an earlier post about National Public Radio coverage of White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, breaking style guidelines...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 01, 2009
Chinese Journalists Accused of Accepting Bribes To Kill Mine Accident Coverage
Ten journalists in China are accused of taking 2.6 million yuan ($380,000) in bribes to not cover a tragic mining...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Nov 30, 2009
Reuters relies on Blogger, iCasualties.org, for War Dead Numbers
In mainstream media journalism, "blogger inaccuracy" is one of the most often mentioned criticisms. The blogger Michael White appears to be one...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 29, 2009
Enigmatic Startup Company “Plato’s Forms” Aims to Improve Quality Information in Online Media… Or Do They?
Think that online media and “the low transaction costs to publishing [have] created a flood of low quality information”? You...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 28, 2009
Journal Inquirer Sues Hartford Courant for Failing to Credit Them in Aggregated Stories:
iMediaEthics wrote about the ethical repercussions of plagiarism in this story of how the Hartford Courant had been copying stories from...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 27, 2009
What’s in A Name?: NPR Official Style Policy calls for Rahm Emanuel’s First And Last Names in All References
Mr. Rahm Emanuel, Rahm, Mr. Emanuel, Emanuel? Confused? So are we, after reading a November 18 article by NPR ombudsman...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 26, 2009
Why Journalists Should Learn Math (Or At Least Learn to Fact-Check Math)
Regret The Error’s Craig Silverman has a great post up at the Columbia Journalism Review about why journalists should learn math....
by Molika Ashford on Nov 25, 2009
Update: Justice Anthony Kennedy Corrects His Position: He Does Not Require Prior Approval on Student Press
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has responded to criticism of his restraint on the Dalton school’s newspaper in an interview...
by Molika Ashford on Nov 24, 2009
Scientology Antagonist St. Petersburg Times Sells ‘Sibling Publication’ to Scientologists
iMediaEthics recently mentioned the longtime animosity between the St. Petersburg Times and the Church of Scientology. So it comes as a...