by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2013
Toronto Star ‘Went Overboard’ Describing Rob Ford Video Owners as Somali, Public Editor Says
In the Toronto Star's report about the alleged video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack that was offered at...
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by Sydney Smith on May 31, 2013
Did Seattle Times Libel Psychologist? Washington News Council holding Hearing Tomorrow
Did the Seattle Times libel a Washington (state) psychologist with its reporting series on Sexual Violent Predators (SVP), "Price of...
by Sydney Smith on May 29, 2013
Publishing Fake Photo a ‘Painful Episode,’ Phillipines Newspaper Tells iMediaEthics
Philippines newspaper The Daily Inquirer was hoaxed by a fake photo of a Time magazine cover last month as iMediaEthics...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2013
Gawker is Trying to Track Down Owners of Alleged Rob Ford Crack Video
Almost a full day after Gawker's Indiegogo fundraising campaign to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford...
by Sydney Smith on May 27, 2013
UK Libel Ruling on Lord McAlpine Tweet a ‘Warning to all social media users’
UK judge Justice Michael Tugendhat ruled that Sally Bercow -- the wife of UK Speaker of the House of Commons,...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2013
Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smoking Crack (Allegedly) Rocks Media Ethics Issues
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was allegedly caught on camera smoking crack cocaine. And the person who shot the video showing...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2013
After Snooping AP, Obama Admin Backs Media-Friendly Bill on Anonymous Sources, Subpoenas
Days after the secret subpoenas for phone records of the Associated Press came to light, the Obama administration announced it wants...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2013
Financial Times’ Twitter the Latest to be Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Hackers posted phony messages on the Financial Times' Twitter accounts and Tech Blog, Editors Weblog reported. The Syrian Electronic Army...
by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2013
Twitter Announces 2-Step Verification after Hacks to AP, CBS News, BBC, The Guardian, AFP
Twitter now has a two-step verification process as a way to "better protect your Twitter account," the company announced in...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2013
Al Jazeera Unpublishes ‘Last of the Semites’ Op-Ed, Admits It ‘should have handled this better’
Al Jazeera unpublished an op-ed column by Joseph Massad titled "Last of the Semites" after deciding the content was questionable...