by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Topeka Capital-Journal’s Courtroom Pic Leads to Mistrial
Live-tweeting from court has become a popular way to keep readers in the loop with what's happening during court cases....
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
SPJ Ethics Chair on Celebrity Coverage – Whitney Houston’s Death, Jeremy Lin
Society of Professional Journalists ethics chairman Kevin Z. Smith addressed the media's coverage of celebrities, especially in light of the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Swaziland Press Secretary Claims Detained Journalists Wanted to ‘Incriminate’ Swaziland
Swaziland's government Press Secretary Percy Simelane called for foreign journalists to abide by ethics and get accreditation before coming to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2012
Gloucestershire Echo Unpublishes, Apologizes for Story Suggesting Website Comments were Interview
The Gloucestershire Echo unpublished an article and apologized to a man named Bob Sayers after the Echo published an article...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Cable Provider Apologizes for Accidentally Airing Porn During Colorado Broadcast of Good Morning America
ABC-affiliate KRDO apologized for "accidentally" airing "hardcore pornography," the Jane Dough reported. According to the Jane Dough, a "human error"...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
WaPo explains Why it Ran Photo of Man on Fire
Before publishing a photograph of "a Tibetan exile who set himself afire in New Delhi to protest Chinese rule in...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2012
Virgin Atlantic Employee Accused of Leaking Celeb Flight Info to Paparrazzi
A Virgin Atlantic employee has been accused of leaking information about celebrity clients to paparazzi company Big Pictures, the Guardian...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2012
Subpoena Calls for Confidential Tapes in Researchers’ IRA Interviews
The Police Service of Northern Ireland wants U.S.-based Irish reporter Ed Moloney and his researcher Anthony McIntyre to identify his...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2012
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Apologizes for Inaccurate Comments on Mormonism
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell apologized April 11 for his comments on Mormonism, Mediaite reported. In his April 11 apology, O'Donnell...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2012
National Review Fires 2 Writers over ‘Racially-Inflammatory’ Comments
Conservative political magazine National Review has fired two employees in the past week because of "racially-inflammatory" comments. On April 7,...