by David W. Moore on Apr 17, 2013
Legal Residency or Pathway to Citizenship? Three Polls, Three Answers
One of the questions facing lawmakers in their attempt to reform the immigration system is what to do with the...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2013
4 Media Missteps in Reporting on Boston Marathon Explosions: Photoshop & Errors
Errors in breaking news stories -- especially ones involving mass injuries and deaths -- often come with the territory. iMediaEthics...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2013
New Standards at USA Today: No ‘Illegal Immigrant’ unless in ‘Direct Quotes’
Just days after the Associated Press issued new standards on the term "illegal immigrant," USA Today announced a change in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2013
Scientific Claim in Iran’s Fars News Agency ‘Wacky,’ ‘Completely Nuts’
Is this an example of Iran's weird science? Fars News Agency, which has ties to the Iranian government, unpublished an...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2013
Davidson College Hosts ‘Ethics in Media’ Discussion [VIDEO]
North Carolina journalists and educators talked about "Ethics in the Media" at a Davidson College panel discussion, according to a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2013
After complaints, Globe & Mail will capitalize ‘First Nations’
After complaints from an anthropologist, the Globe and Mail will now capitalize "First Nation" in stories and update its style...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2013
UK Magazine Pays Murderer’s Sister for Interview, PCC says not OK
UK magazine That's Life paid a convicted murderer's sister for an interview about her imprisoned brother. That's Life is a...
by David W. Moore on Apr 12, 2013
Do 9 of 10 Americans Really Support Gun Buyer Background Checks? Pretty Much!
Recent polls from Quinnipaic, Marist, CBS News, Fox News, ABC/Washington Post, and Pew suggest that about nine out of ten...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2013
Don’t Use ‘Paparazzi-Like’ Photos of ‘Grieving’ Students says Cornell University Sun Public Editor
A student dies of natural causes and the school newspaper gets a picture of his housemate's reaction. Should the paper...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2013
US Marines Say Philadelphia Mag’s Source An Exaggerator, Not a Faker
Major Shawn Haney, a public affairs officer for the U.S. Marine Corps, has helped reveal the extent to which Philadelphia...