by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2012
How New York Media Are Reporting Upper West Side Children’s Murders, Nanny Story
How should news outlets handle photos of the Upper West Side family the Krims, whose personal tragedy has made national...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 28, 2012
ESPN SportsNation, Others Retweet Doctored Photo of Justin Verlander
ESPN's SportsNation, Sports Illustrated's Peter King and others re-tweeted a fake photograph of Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, Yahoo Sports...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2012
NYT Executive Editor on Anonymous Sources, Photojournalism Ethics, Libya Coverage & More
New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson commented on the Times' standards, policies and thoughts on sourcing, online comments, reporting...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2012
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Stops Giving Endorsements, Cites Need for Independence
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel won't give political endorsements anymore in order to remain independent, according to Editorial Page Editor David...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 26, 2012
CNN Unpublishes Story on Study Linking Women’s Hormones to Voting
CNN unpublished an article that "did not meet the editorial standards of CNN," Mediaite reported. The story has been replaced...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 24, 2012
5 Zambian Media Companies Will Fund New Media Council
Five Zambian "media houses" said they will "sacrificially fund" Zambia's Media Council, the Zambian Daily Mail reported. According to the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2012
South African Press Regulation Reforms, Press Council Calls for Ombudsman, Member Applications
The South African Press Council is looking for an ombudsman and six "public representatives" and recently announced a re-haul of...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2012
2 UK Newspapers Fined for Contempt of Court Charges, Articles Led to Jury for Child Abduction Trial being Dismissed
The Daily Mail and Daily Mirror were fined last week for contempt of court resulting from their reporting on the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2012
Comedian Wins Libel Case in ‘Rare’ Jury Trial over Daily Mirror’s ‘Racist’ Comment
Comedian Frankie Boyle won his libel lawsuit against the UK Daily Mirror, according to the Guardian. As iMediaEthics wrote last...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2012
Arizona’s Daily Wildcat Apologizes for Homophobic Cartoon, Fires Cartoonist
The Arizona Daily Wildcat apologized Oct. 17 for its "serious error in judgment in printing a cartoon that some readers...