by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2013
Ombudsman-Lite? WashPost to Replace Ombudsman with Readers Rep
The Washington Post announced today that it won't replace Patrick Pexton, whose two-year term as ombudsman ended yesterday, with another...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2013
NC Newspaper: Asking for Gun Permit records was ‘Tremendous Error in Judgment’
Cherokee Scout editor Robert Horne resigned this week just days after apologizing for trying to obtain the gun records of...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2013
Bradley Manning Takes ‘Full Responsibiity,’ Pleads Guilty to 10 Criminal Counts
Bradley Manning has long been suspected as WikiLeaks' source for thousands of U.S. government documents including the so-called Afghan War...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2013
Wash Post Photographer Submitted ‘Manipulated’ Photo to Awards, Against WaPo Photo Ethics
A Washington Post photographer submitted a photo that had been Photoshopped to hide a person in the background of the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
NYT David Brooks on his Sequestration Column: ‘I probably went a bit too far’
After being called out by the Washington Post's Ezra Klein, New York Times' conservative columnist David Brooks added a "postscript"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
Fake Tweets Posted on AFP Twitter Account after Hack, Syrian Electronic Army Says It Did it
French news agency Agence France-Presse said its photo Twitter account @AFPphoto was hacked Feb. 26 by a Syrian group. In...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency
Iran's Fars News Agency Photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama to cover up her bare shoulders. The New York Times...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2013
‘Ask iMediaEthics’ Column Launched: High Beam takes down article after iMediaEthics inquiry, Reader’s complaint resolved
This is the first in a new series from iMediaEthics called Ask iMediaEthics. iMediaEthics will feature interesting case studies in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2013
Sorry for Oscars C-Word Tweet about Quvenzhane Wallis, The Onion’s CEO Says
Satire site The Onion apologized today for its "senseless, humorless comment" about Quvenzhane Wallis, who was a nominee for last...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2013
Fake Interview with Argentine Foreign Minister Published by Falkland Islands’ Only Newspaper
Falkland Islands newspaper the Penguin News made up an interview with Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, the Knight Center for...