by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2012
3 UK News Outlets Appealing Police Court Order for Footage
The BBC, ITN and Sky News are appealing a court order to give the police their footage of "the first...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2012
Irish Broadcaster RTE Must be Transparent in Father Reynolds Libel Case, Sean Gallagher Fake Tweet
This past week, Sarah McInerney, a reporter for the Sunday Times of Ireland, contacted us for our thoughts on the high...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2012
CALL FOR PAPERS: Submit Abstracts of Media Ethics Papers to Reuters Institute
Oxford University's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism announced a call for papers from "Faculty, doctoral students and practitioners"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2012
UK Observer Corrects Julian Assange Autobio Review after PCC Complaint
The Observer corrected its Oct. 2 review of Julian Assange's "unauthorised autobioraphy" after the WikiLeaks leader complained to the UK Press...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
Bahrain to Get Media Council
Bahrain will soon have an "independent high media council," Gulf News reported. Bahrain's Independent Commission of Inquiry advised the creation...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2012
WaPo Public Editor Advises Staff on Responding to Reader Concerns
The Washington Post's public editor Patrick Pexton called on the Post's staff to be more responsive and polite to readers...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 10, 2012
Pakistani Group Publishes Gender-Sensitive Code of Ethics
In January, advocacy group White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan, a group that focuses on "involving and sensitizing the media" and campaigning...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2012
Pakistani Media Criticized for Coverage of Alleged Rape, TV News Interviewed Victim in Hospital Bed
Pakistani media violated journalism ethics in its reporting on rape, Pakistan's Express Tribune reported. Most recently, the media sensationalized news...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2012
CIME Interviews Bill Kovach
The Center for International Media Ethics interviewed U.S. journalist Bill Kovach about his career for the center's February 2012 newsletter....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2012
Maine Newspaper Apologizes for Plagiarism, Fires Reporter
The South Portland-Cape Elizabeth (Maine) Sentry fired a reporter for plagiarizing stories on "South Portland city meetings" from both the Forecaster...