by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2012
New News Corp. Paper Says Its ‘journalists must abide’ by PCC Code
News Corp.'s new weekly Sunday newspaper, the Sun on Sunday, launched Feb. 26 and announced a "commitment to high ethical...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2012
PCC Doesn’t Uphold UK Police Complaint over Guardian Headline
The UK police and UK Independent Police Complaints Commission complained to the UK print regulatory body the Press Complaints Commission...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2012
WaPo Ran Q&A with Chinese VP provided by Chinese Govt, WaPo Public Editor Says
Washington Post public editor Patrick Pexton criticized the newspaper for publishing what he called essentially a "press release or propaganda"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
News Orgs Back NYT’s James Risen’s Bid to Protect Anonymous Sources
"More than two dozen news organizations" have asked Virginia's U.S. district court in a "friend-of-the-court brief" to allow New York...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Ghana Editor: ‘Assignment Books’ could help Journalism Ethics
During a "training workshop," a Ghana newspaper editor called for fellow media outlets to "keep assignment books" listing stories in...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Imposter Interviewing Academics under Guardian Journo’s Name, Public Ed Says
Someone has been falsely using the name and "persona" of a Guardian freelance journalist to waste academics' time, the Guardian's...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia Advises Fact Checking over Speed
The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists advised journalism outlets put accuracy before being first, the Jakarta Post reported. The group's...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2012
Mediaite Apologizes, Takes down Post that Wrongly Said Touré Defended Chris Brown
Mediaite apologized for incorrectly reporting that journalist Touré tweeted "defending Chris Brown." The original article, titled "Touré defends Chris Brown...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2012
4 Liberian Newspapers to Apologize, Pay Fine after Sex Scandal Story
Liberia's press union ruled that four Liberian newspapers, the New Dawn, the New Republic, Women Voices and National Chronicle Newspapers,...
by David W. Moore on Feb 23, 2012
Why is the Media Addicted to National Primary Polls?
All over the news this week are the amazing results of a Gallup tracking poll, which shows Rick Santorum leading...