by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2015
No Muhammad Cartoons but Yes to Pope Condom Picture? NYT public editor responds
The New York Times didn't want to publish cartoons depicting Muhammad, but it did publish a picture of Pope Benedict...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2015
Neil Wallis Not Guilty of Phone Hacking
Neil Wallis has been found not guilty of phone hacking. Wallis is a former deputy editor for the now-closed News of...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2015
Why did St. Louis Post-Dispatch Name Possible Sexual Assault Victim?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named a woman who may have been the victim of a sexual assault. But that wasn't...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2015
Why It Would Have been OK to Write The N-Word in reporting on Obama’s interview
It would have been OK for news outlets to spell out the n-word when reporting last week on President Barack...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2015
Sued over an Instagram Post: The Game Has to pay Nanny $200K
We've had Twitter libel lawsuits and now there's an Instagram libel lawsuit on the books. U.S. rapper The Game (real...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2015
Trump’s Mexican Comments get him Canned by NBC
NBC ended its relationship with Donald Trump over Trump's Mexican comments. As iMediaEthics has reported, Trump said during his announcement...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2015
Canadian coverage of Aboriginal Peoples a ‘Failure,’ Toronto Star’s Kathy English Says
Canadian media coverage of Aboriginal Peoples has overall been a "failure," Toronto Star public editor Kathy English lamented in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 28, 2015
Should UK News Outlets Publish ISIS Execution Photos
Should the UK Mail Online and other news outlets have published ISIS execution photos, captured from an ISIS video? Guardian media...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2015
Confederate Flag Misquote: Bill O’Reilly gets apology from Chris Hayes
MSNBC's Chris Hayes apologized after wrongly reporting that Bill O'Reilly said the Confederate flag stood for bravery not slavery. O'Reilly...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2015
Donald Trump’s Mexican Immigrants Comments: NBC Doesn’t “Agree”
In announcing his candidacy for U.S. president in 2016, Donald Trump's Mexican immigrants were slammed as derogatory. Trump said: "The...