by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
Economist Correction: ‘We Must Have been Drunk’
The Economist corrected an article reporting Bloomberg Businessweek staff can't drink while working after being called out by the magazine's...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
Dart Center Advises on Reporting on Children
The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma released this year a "tipsheet" on reporting on children. As the Dart Center...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
International Journalists’ Network Advises on Blogging Ethics
The International Journalists' Network highlighted "ethics basics for bloggers" in a recent post for Mashable. For example, the group focused...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2012
Ecuador: WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Have Asylum
Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino announced August 16 it would give Julian Assange asylum "because of the fears expressed by...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2012
New AP Style Guide for Reporting on the 2012 U.S. Elections
The Associated Press released a new guide for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, advising journalists on standards, definitions and more,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2012
Clyde Prestowitz Apologizes for Fareed Zakaria Claims, Issues Statement
Clyde Prestowitz has retracted and apologized for his claims that Fareed Zakaria's book The Post-American World didn't credit him for...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2012
Appeals Court: Tennessee TV News Didn’t Defame, but Maybe Showed Judge in False Light
Last year, we highlighted a Tennessee judge's libel lawsuit against Nashville TV news WTVF over reports the judge, Daniel B....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2012
After Tweeting Names of Attackers, Teen Accused of Contempt of Court
A Kentucky teenager tweeted the names of two "boys who she said sexually assaulted her," and almost ended up in...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2012
UK Newspaper Corrects Letter from Reader after PCC Complaint
The Nelson Leader published a "clarification and apology" for a "reader's letter" containing errors about a woman's work "remuneration," which...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2012
Another Online Ethics code for Indonesian Journalists?
The Online Journalist Association is creating a "code of ethics for online journalists" this year, the Jakarta Post reported. The...